Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 September 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 18:01Moonrise 05:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 September 2020

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 19:57, then Amavasya.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:16 to 13:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:01
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:41 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 19:57 · Amavasya until 16:30 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:21, then Purva Phalguni until 09:48 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:40, then Sadhya until 03:54 Thu, then Shubha until 23:52 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:32 · Shakuni until 19:57 · Chatushpada until 06:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiSunday 27 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:13 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.