Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 02:44Moonrise 15:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 1994

Wednesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:44, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:52 and 08:28.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:30 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:04
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:44 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:44 · Dwadashi until 15:09 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:06, then Purva Ashadha until 17:18 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:08, then Priti until 14:48 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:44 · Bava until 03:55 Thu · Balava until 15:09 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 17 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:52 and 08:28.
  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 1 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 18:42.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.