Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 August 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:02.00061218Moonset 09:01Moonrise 20:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 August 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 00:00 Thu, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:09
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:01
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:24
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:49

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 00:00 Thu · Panchami until 22:23 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:28, then Revati until 13:44 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:21, then Shula until 06:10 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:42 · Balava until 00:00 Thu · Kaulava until 11:14 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiWednesday 20 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 20 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 06:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.