Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 September 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 07:42 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:12. Rahu Kalam 12:12 to 13:42.00061218Moonset 15:33Moonrise 02:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 September 2046

Wednesday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 08:35.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:51 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 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 21:36 · Dwadashi until 18:49 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:56, then Ashlesha until 12:07 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:39, then Siddha until 12:24 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:45 · Balava until 21:36 · Kaulava until 08:17 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira EkadashiWednesday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:13 and 08:35.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 10 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:20 and 08:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.