Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 September 2054A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 07:39 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:16. Rahu Kalam 12:16 to 13:48.00061218Moonrise 18:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 September 2054

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima all day.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

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.10:44 to 12:16
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnimaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing MoonPurnima until 07:11 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:28, then Purva Bhadrapada until 14:16 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:07, then Shula until 07:57 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:03 · Bava until 07:11 Thu

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 16 September
  • Purnima fastWednesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiSunday 27 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:24 and 18:10.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 28 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.