Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 September 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:20. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:14. Rahu Kalam 12:14 to 13:46.00061218Moonset 18:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 September 2017

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 11:00, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 20 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:14 to 13:46. 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 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:14
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:14 to 13:46
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 11:00 · Pratipada until 10:35 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:02, then Hasta until 23:34 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:57, then Shukla until 09:31 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 11:00 · Kimstughna until 22:44 · Bava until 10:35 Thu

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 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 20 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 1 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:22 and 18:06.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.