Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 22 August 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:53. Yamaganda 07:32 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 21:48Moonrise 10:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 22 August 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:43, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:32 to 09:09
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:24
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:01
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:48

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 12:43 · Shashthi until 10:35 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:36, then Swati until 13:13 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:49 Thu, then Brahma until 00:00 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:43 · Kaulava until 23:39 · Taitila until 10:35 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:29Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiMonday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:04 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.