Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 August 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 13:09Moonrise 23:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 August 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 18:48, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:29 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:04
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:09
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 18:48 · Navami until 18:07 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:41 Thu, then Rohini until 02:56 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:51 Thu, then Vyaghata until 01:26 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:21 · Kaulava until 18:48 · Taitila until 06:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 16 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:53 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.