Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 September 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:19. Yamaganda 06:09 to 07:40. Gulika Kalam 09:12 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:38. Rahu Kalam 13:45 to 15:17.00061218Moonset 19:15Moonrise 06:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 September 2017

Thursday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 10:35, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 21 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:45 to 15:17. 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.06:09 to 07:40
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:12 to 10:43
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:45 to 15:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:19
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 10:35 · Dwitiya until 10:42 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:34, then Chitra until 00:38 Sat
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:31, then Brahma until 08:31 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:35 · Balava until 22:34 · Kaulava until 10:42 Fri

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
  • Moonset19:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsThursday 21 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.