Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 08:50Moonrise 20:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 2011

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi all day.

Observed today Simha sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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.07:30 to 09:08
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:50
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:04
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:43

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthiThe fourth lunar day of the waning MoonChaturthi until 07:17 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:01 Thu, then Revati until 05:59 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:53 Thu, then Shula until 02:49 Fri
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:07 · Balava until 07:17 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.