Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 September 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:37. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:44. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:54. Rahu Kalam 15:28 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 12:32Moonrise 22:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 September 2061

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 15:50, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

Times forNew Delhi · 6 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:28 to 17:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:44
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:54
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:28 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:37
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 15:50 · Ashtami until 13:36 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:40, then Rohini until 08:12 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:10, then Vajra until 18:15 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:50 · Balava until 02:43 Wed · Kaulava until 13:36 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:37Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Tuesday 6 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 9 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday 11 Sep after sunrise.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.