Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 September 2039A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:11. Yamaganda 07:42 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:12. Rahu Kalam 12:12 to 13:42.00061218Moonset 02:58Moonrise 16:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 September 2039

Wednesday is Padmini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:09, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 08:36.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:12 to 13:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:42 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:12
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:12 to 13:42
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:03
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:11
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:58 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:09 · Dwadashi until 14:49 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:08, then Dhanishtha until 16:32 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:49, then Dhriti until 13:37 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:09 · Bava until 03:27 Thu · Balava until 14:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:11Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:03Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Padmini EkadashiWednesday 28 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 08:36.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiThursday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 15 Oct after sunrise.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.