Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 September 2048A 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 00:51Moonrise 14:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 September 2048

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 20:27, then Dashami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:39 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:06
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:51 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 20:27 · Dashami until 18:22 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:43, then Purva Ashadha until 11:23 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, Saubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:06, then Saubhagya until 05:18 Thu, then Shobhana until 02:32 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:29 · Kaulava until 20:27 · Taitila until 07:24 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 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiWednesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiFriday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:09 and 08:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.