Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 August 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:51. Yamaganda 07:32 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 11:52Moonrise 23:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 August 2016

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 22:17, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:32 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:23
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 22:17 · Ashtami until 20:08 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:34, then Krittika until 12:06 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:47, then Vyaghata until 19:57 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:27 · Bava until 22:17 · Balava until 09:11 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe 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

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.