Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 19:13. Yamaganda 07:23 to 09:04. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:09.00061218Moonset 17:40Moonrise 04:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 July 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 21:18, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 30 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:23 to 09:04
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:09
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:40
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:07 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 21:18 · Chaturdashi until 18:23 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:32, then Punarvasu until 19:25 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:50 Thu, then Vajra until 22:24 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:48 · Vanija until 21:18 · Vishti until 07:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:07Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha 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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriWednesday 30 July
  • PradoshWednesday 30 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 12 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:50 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.