Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 August 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:02.00061218Moonset 13:06Moonrise 23:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 August 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 19:34, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:24
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:02
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:06
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 19:34 · Navami until 21:53 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:06, then Rohini until 23:58 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:54, then Vyaghata until 15:50 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:18 · Kaulava until 19:34 · Taitila until 08:46 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 20 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 20 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 20 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:07 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.