Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 September 2031A 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 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:48.00061218Moonset 18:32Moonrise 06:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 September 2031

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 00:45 Thu, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:26
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:39 to 09:11
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:16
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 00:45 Thu · Dwitiya until 00:48 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:15, then Hasta until 21:02 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:03, then Shukla until 13:11 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 12:34 · Bava until 00:45 Thu · Balava until 12:49 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
  • Moonset18:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 27 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:13 and 07:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.