Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 September 2103A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:11, sunset 18:14. Yamaganda 07:41 to 09:12. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:13. Rahu Kalam 12:13 to 13:43.00061218Moonset 15:20Moonrise 02:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 September 2103

Wednesday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:57 Thu, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:25 and 18:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:13 to 13:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:41 to 09:12
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:13
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:13 to 13:43
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:20
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:14
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:35 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:57 Thu · Dwadashi until 06:28 Fri
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:23, then Ashlesha until 00:23 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:47 Thu, then Siddha until 02:44 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:45 · Balava until 03:57 Thu · Kaulava until 17:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:14Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

  • Indira EkadashiWednesday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:25 and 18:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 12 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:21 and 08:39.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.