Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 07:28 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:05.00061218Moonset 11:21Moonrise 22:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 August 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:33, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:28 to 09:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:26
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:05
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:24

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:33 · Saptami until 12:57 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:42, then Bharani until 23:33 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:32, then Ganda until 06:09 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:33 · Vishti until 01:19 Thu · Bava until 12:57 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 12 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.