Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 September 2109A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:07, sunset 18:24. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:20 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 12:47Moonrise 23:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 September 2109

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 04:59 Wed, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:20 to 16:52. 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 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:20 to 16:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 04:59 Wed · Navami until 06:14 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:03 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:33 Wed, then Vyatipata until 01:36 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:08 · Kaulava until 04:59 Wed · Taitila until 17:42 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 17 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 20 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday 22 Sep after sunrise.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 21 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.