Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 September 2036A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:20 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 15:40Moonrise 02:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 September 2036

Tuesday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:34.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:20 to 16:52. 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.09:11 to 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:20 to 16:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:48 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:18 · Dwadashi until 17:14 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:00 Wed, then Ashlesha until 01:38 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:30, then Shiva until 18:51 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:43 · Balava until 20:18 · Kaulava until 06:48 Wed

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
  • Moonset15:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiTuesday 16 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:08 and 08:34.
  • Kanya sankrantiTuesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 1 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:15 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.