Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 August 1995A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 11:09Moonrise 22:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 August 1995

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 17:56, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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.07:29 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:09
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:04
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:35

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 17:56 · Saptami until 19:33 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:44, then Bharani until 00:03 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:35, then Vriddhi until 22:58 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 17:56 · Vishti until 06:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:54.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 22 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 06:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.