Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 August 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 07:25 to 09:06. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:08.00061218Moonset 01:42Moonrise 15:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 August 1987

Wednesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:03, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday 7 Aug after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:25 to 09:06
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:08
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:32
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:42 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 09:03 · Ekadashi until 06:19 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, Jyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:55, then Jyeshtha until 04:04 Thu, then Mula until 01:40 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:02 Thu, then Vaidhriti until 20:25 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:03 · Vanija until 19:45 · Vishti until 06:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Friday 7 Aug after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 20 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.