Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 September 2140A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:08, sunset 18:22. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:40. Yamaganda 12:15 to 13:47. Gulika Kalam 15:19 to 16:51. Rahu Kalam 16:51 to 18:22.00061218Moonset 22:37Moonrise 12:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 September 2140

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 02:56 Mon, then Ashtami.

Observed today Kanya sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:51 to 18:22. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:08
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:40
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:15 to 13:47
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:15
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:19 to 16:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:51 to 18:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 02:56 Mon · Ashtami until 04:55 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:02, then Jyeshtha until 13:49 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:48 Mon, then Ayushman until 06:18 Tue
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:46 · Vanija until 02:56 Mon · Vishti until 15:59 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kanya sankrantiSunday 18 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 22 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday 24 Sep after sunrise.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 23 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.