Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 September 2100A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:23. Gulika Kalam 06:08 to 07:39. Rahu Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 13:47 to 15:19.00061218Moonrise 18:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 September 2100

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 17:04, then Pratipada.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:08 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 15:19
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 17:04 · Pratipada until 18:47 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:49, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 01:10 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:36, then Ganda until 15:55 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:04 · Balava until 05:53 Sun · Kaulava until 18:47 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 15 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiSaturday 18 September
  • Full moonSaturday 18 September
  • Purnima fastSaturday 18 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:15 and 07:58.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.