Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 August 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 12:58Moonrise 23:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 August 1986

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 03:21 Thu, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 03:21 Thu · Navami until 05:48 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:54, then Rohini until 16:54 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:56, then Harshana until 20:54 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:09 · Kaulava until 03:21 Thu · Taitila until 16:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:23Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 27 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 27 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 27 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.