Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 September 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Gulika Kalam 06:07 to 07:39. Rahu Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:47 to 15:20.00061218Moonset 02:09Moonrise 15:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 September 2078

Saturday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:33, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday 19 Sep after sunrise.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:47 to 15:20
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:09 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:33 · Ekadashi until 07:13 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:30 Sun, then Shravana until 02:13 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:07, then Atiganda until 18:27 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:33 · Vanija until 19:30 · Vishti until 07:13 Sun

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 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 17 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday 19 Sep after sunrise.
  • Kanya sankrantiSaturday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiSaturday 1 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:18 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.