Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 14 August 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:02. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:05.00061218Moonset 23:04Moonrise 11:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 14 August 2002

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 06:43, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:29 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:26
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:34
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:05
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:02
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:04

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then Saptami, then AshtamiThe sixth, seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 06:43 · Saptami until 04:35 Thu · Ashtami until 02:57 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:01 Thu, then Vishakha until 00:04 Fri
  • YogaShubha, Shukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:06, then Shukla until 04:19 Thu, then Brahma until 01:55 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:43 · Gara until 17:36 · Vanija until 04:35 Thu · Vishti until 15:42 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:02Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 14 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.