Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 9 September 2072A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:33. Gulika Kalam 07:37 to 09:11. Rahu Kalam 10:44 to 12:18. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:43. Yamaganda 15:25 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 16:11Moonrise 03:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 9 September 2072

Friday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 01:21 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:44 to 12:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:37 to 09:11
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:44 to 12:18
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:43
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:25 to 16:59
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:31 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:21 Sat · Trayodashi until 21:59 Sat
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:37 Sat, then Ashlesha until 22:04 Sat
  • YogaVariyan, Parigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:40, then Parigha until 06:03 Sat, then Shiva until 02:07 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:53 · Taitila until 01:21 Sat · Gara until 11:43 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 9 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 22 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:26 and 18:15.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 23 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:11 and 06:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.