Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 July 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:41, sunset 19:14. Yamaganda 07:22 to 09:04. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:09.00061218Moonset 22:53Moonrise 10:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 July 1998

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 01:59 Thu, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:41
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:22 to 09:04
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:27
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:09
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:14
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 01:59 Thu · Saptami until 04:24 Fri
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:16, then Chitra until 02:15 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:01, then Siddha until 06:56 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:48 · Taitila until 01:59 Thu · Gara until 15:12 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:14Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 29 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 4 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:45 and 08:25.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.