Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 September 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:21 to 16:53.00061218Moonset 16:30Moonrise 04:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 September 2104

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:04, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 16 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:21 to 16:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:21 to 16:53
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:12 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 09:04 · Trayodashi until 10:18 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:20 Wed, then Magha until 02:21 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:38, then Siddha until 20:42 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:04 · Gara until 21:38 · Vanija until 10:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 16 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 30 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:22 and 18:07.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 1 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.