Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 September 2103A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:26. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:41. Yamaganda 12:16 to 13:49. Gulika Kalam 15:21 to 16:54. Rahu Kalam 16:54 to 18:26.00061218Moonrise 18:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 September 2103

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:03, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:54 to 18:26. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:16 to 13:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:21 to 16:54
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:54 to 18:26
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:03 · Pratipada until 10:11 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:04, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 20:06 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:11, then Ganda until 16:55 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:03 · Balava until 00:06 Mon · Kaulava until 10:11 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:13Upper 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.

  • Full moonSunday 16 September
  • Purnima fastSunday 16 September

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.