Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 August 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 06:35Moonrise 19:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 August 2000

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 12:24, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Simha sankranti

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:35
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:29 to 09:08
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:04
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 12:24 · Dwitiya until 13:40 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:16 Thu, then Purva Bhadrapada until 05:54 Fri
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:24 Thu, then Sukarma until 03:13 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:24 · Taitila until 01:05 Thu · Gara until 13:40 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:49.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 26 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.