Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 September 2079A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:48. Gulika Kalam 15:20 to 16:52. Rahu Kalam 16:52 to 18:24.00061218Moonset 12:17Moonrise 22:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 September 2079

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 23:59, then Ashtami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:52 to 18:24. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:48
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:17
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:20 to 16:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:52 to 18:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:37

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 23:59 · Ashtami until 21:46 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:44, then Mrigashira until 21:16 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:24, then Siddhi until 14:30 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:05 · Bava until 23:59 · Balava until 10:53 Mon

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 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:37Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiSunday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 21 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:10 and 08:35.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.