Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 September 2145A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:30. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:42. Yamaganda 12:17 to 13:50. Gulika Kalam 15:24 to 16:57. Rahu Kalam 16:57 to 18:30.00061218Moonset 15:14Moonrise 02:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 September 2145

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:48 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 18:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 September

Rahu Kalam runs 16:57 to 18:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:17 to 13:50
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:14
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:24 to 16:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.16:57 to 18:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:26 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 05:48 Mon · Dwadashi until 06:20 Tue
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:37, then Pushya until 00:56 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:49 Mon, then Parigha until 03:15 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:18 · Balava until 05:48 Mon · Kaulava until 18:09 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 12 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 18:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSunday 26 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:25 and 18:11.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 27 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.