Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 August 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 04:37Moonrise 17:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 August 1985

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 14:56, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:52
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:37 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 14:56 · Chaturdashi until 14:43 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:51 Thu, then Dhanishtha until 02:31 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:27 Thu, then Atiganda until 03:27 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:56 · Gara until 02:46 Thu · Vanija until 14:43 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise17:52Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:05 and 07:33.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.