Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 September 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:14. Rahu Kalam 12:14 to 13:45.00061218Moonset 10:46Moonrise 22:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 September 2016

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 09:02, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:14 to 13:45. 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.07:40 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:14
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:14 to 13:45
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:03

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 09:02 · Shashthi until 06:28 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:09, then Rohini until 16:31 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:11 Thu, then Siddhi until 23:14 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:02 · Gara until 19:42 · Vanija until 06:28 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:19Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:03Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.