Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 September 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:21. Yamaganda 07:40 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:15. Rahu Kalam 12:15 to 13:46.00061218Moonset 23:56Moonrise 13:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 September 2102

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 17:02, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:15 to 13:46. 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.07:40 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:15
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:15 to 13:46
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:21
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 17:02 · Navami until 14:56 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:23 Thu, then Purva Ashadha until 00:53 Fri
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:30, then Saubhagya until 14:41 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:02 · Balava until 04:02 Thu · Kaulava until 14:56 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:21Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise13:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 20 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 23 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:11 and 06:59.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.