Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 September 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:20. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 12:14 to 13:46. Rahu Kalam 15:17 to 16:49.00061218Moonset 09:41Moonrise 21:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 September 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 11:58, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:17 to 16:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:43
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:14 to 13:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:17 to 16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:13

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 11:58 · Panchami until 09:02 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:11, then Krittika until 18:09 Wed
  • YogaVyaghata, Harshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:00, then Harshana until 05:27 Wed, then Vajra until 02:11 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:58 · Kaulava until 22:28 · Taitila until 09:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 20 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:35.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.