Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 September 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 07:39 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:15. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 15:20 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 03:11Moonrise 16:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 September 2021

Friday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:08, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:08 and 06:54.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:15. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:15
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:20 to 16:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:11 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 08:08 · Dwadashi until 06:55 Sat
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:36 Sat, then Dhanishtha until 03:21 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:20, then Sukarma until 18:23 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:08 · Bava until 19:29 · Balava until 06:55 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:26Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiFriday 17 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:08 and 06:54.
  • Kanya sankrantiFriday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiSaturday 2 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:16 and 08:37.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.