Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 September 2042A 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 19:56Moonrise 08:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 September 2042

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 21:51, then Chaturthi.

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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:39 to 09:11
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:48
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 21:51 · Chaturthi until 00:30 Fri
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:16, then Swati until 01:25 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:05, then Indra until 16:11 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:31 · Gara until 21:51 · Vanija until 11:12 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
  • Moonset19:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 25 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:25 and 18:13.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 26 SeptemberFollowers 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.