Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 August 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 07:27 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:06.00061218Moonset 19:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 August 1999

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 16:38, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 11 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:27 to 09:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:06
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:07

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 16:38 · Pratipada until 15:03 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:08 Thu, then Magha until 01:31 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:53, then Variyan until 10:28 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 16:38 · Kimstughna until 03:47 Thu · Bava until 15:03 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 11 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 11 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 22 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.