Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 September 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:23. Yamaganda 06:08 to 07:39. Gulika Kalam 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Rahu Kalam 13:47 to 15:19.00061218Moonset 17:34Moonrise 05:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 September 2104

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 11:52, then Amavasya.

Observed today Kanya sankranti, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:47 to 15:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:08 to 07:39
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:11 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:47 to 15:19
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:23
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:58 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 11:52 · Amavasya until 13:45 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:42 Fri, then Uttara Phalguni until 07:20 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:01, then Shubha until 21:34 Fri
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 11:52 · Chatushpada until 00:46 Fri · Naga until 13:45 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:23Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • Kanya sankrantiThursday 18 September
  • Darsha AmavasyaThursday 18 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.