Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 September 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 15:52Moonrise 02:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 September 2025

Wednesday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 23:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:08 and 08:34.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:48. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    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 12:15
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:48
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:52
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
    7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:33 Thu

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 23:40 · Dwadashi until 23:25 Thu
    • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:26, then Pushya until 06:33 Thu
    • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:55, then Shiva until 21:37 Thu
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:58 · Balava until 23:40 · Kaulava until 11:29 Thu

    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
    • Moonset15:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise02:33Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Indira EkadashiWednesday 17 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:08 and 08:34.
    • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 17 September

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 3 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:16 and 08:37.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.