Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 September 2072A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:23. Gulika Kalam 06:07 to 07:39. Rahu Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:47 to 15:19.00061218Moonset 22:20Moonrise 11:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 September 2072

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 22:44, then Saptami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 09:11 to 10:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:07 to 07:39
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:11 to 10:43
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:09
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:47 to 15:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:20

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 22:44 · Saptami until 22:22 Sun
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:42 Sun, then Jyeshtha until 06:15 Mon
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:16, then Priti until 20:53 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:13 · Taitila until 22:44 · Gara until 10:27 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiSaturday 17 September
  • shashthiSaturday 17 September

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.