Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 September 2103A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 07:38 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:51.00061218Moonset 02:23Moonrise 15:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 September 2103

Wednesday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:37, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:32 and 18:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:51. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:38 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:51
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:27
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:23 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 06:37 · Ekadashi until 04:13 Thu · Dwadashi until 01:14 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:10, then Uttara Ashadha until 10:23 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:59, then Shobhana until 13:41 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 06:37 · Vanija until 17:30 · Vishti until 04:13 Thu · Bava until 14:48 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 12 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:32 and 18:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiWednesday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:25 and 18:12.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 27 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:13 and 06:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.