Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 September 2085A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:47. Rahu Kalam 15:18 to 16:50.00061218Moonset 17:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 September 2085

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya all day.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:18 to 16:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:18 to 16:50
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning MoonAmavasya until 06:38 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:25, then Uttara Phalguni until 22:59 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:42, then Shubha until 12:22 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 17:34 · Naga until 06:38 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 18 September
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 18 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSaturday 29 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:23 and 18:07.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 30 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.