Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 August 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 18:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 August 2003

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 22:56, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:59
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 22:56 · Pratipada until 21:03 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:28 Thu, then Purva Phalguni until 03:15 Fri
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:42, then Shiva until 09:16 Thu
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 11:44 · Naga until 22:56 · Kimstughna until 10:02 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:56Upper 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
  • 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.

  • New moonWednesday 27 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 27 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 6 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.