Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 21 September 2103A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:09, sunset 18:20. Gulika Kalam 07:40 to 09:12. Rahu Kalam 10:43 to 12:14. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:39. Yamaganda 15:17 to 16:49.00061218Moonset 11:25Moonrise 21:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 21 September 2103

Friday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:49, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:43 to 12:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:09
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:40 to 09:12
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:43 to 12:14
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:25
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:39
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:17 to 16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 21:49 · Saptami until 21:38 Sat
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:15, then Rohini until 13:27 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:58 Sat, then Siddhi until 00:51 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:13 · Vanija until 21:49 · Vishti until 09:37 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:20Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiFriday 21 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.