Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 June 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:25, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 07:09 to 08:54. Gulika Kalam 10:39 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 14:08.00061218Moonset 19:29Moonrise 05:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 June 1998

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 09:20, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 24 June

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 14:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:25
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:32
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:09 to 08:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:39 to 12:23
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 14:08
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 09:20 · Pratipada until 07:35 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, Ardra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:00, then Ardra until 04:57 Thu, then Punarvasu until 04:29 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:30 Thu, then Dhruva until 22:22 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 09:20 · Kimstughna until 20:24 · Bava until 07:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:32Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 24 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 5 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 05:29 and 08:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.