Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 July 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 19:18. Yamaganda 07:20 to 09:02. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 08:55Moonrise 21:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 July 1997

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:01, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:20 to 09:02
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:18
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:47

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:01 · Panchami until 17:13 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:56, then Purva Bhadrapada until 09:50 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:54, then Shobhana until 03:24 Thu, then Atiganda until 00:09 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:32 · Balava until 20:01 · Kaulava until 06:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:18Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:47Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 23 July
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 23 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiWednesday 30 JulyBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:42 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.