Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 August 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:57.00061218Moonset 17:02Moonrise 03:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 August 2005

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 17:07, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:21
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:57
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 17:07 · Trayodashi until 19:35 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:13, then Pushya until 10:13 Thu
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:17, then Variyan until 07:15 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 17:07 · Gara until 06:21 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshWednesday 31 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 14 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:06 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.