Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 June 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:21. Yamaganda 07:08 to 08:53. Gulika Kalam 10:38 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 14:07.00061218Moonrise 19:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 June 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 23:00, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 June

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 14:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:08 to 08:53
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:38 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 14:07
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:21

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 23:00 · Pratipada until 01:08 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:15, then Mula until 18:01 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:04, then Shukla until 21:49 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:53 · Bava until 23:00 · Balava until 12:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:21Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonWednesday 18 June
  • Purnima fastWednesday 18 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiSunday 29 JuneBreak the fast on Monday between 05:27 and 08:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.