Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 August 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 07:26 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:07.00061218Moonset 16:18Moonrise 03:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 August 2018

Wednesday is Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:11 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:26 to 09:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:07
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 02:11 Thu · Trayodashi until 22:45 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:47, then Ardra until 08:25 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:45, then Vajra until 19:53 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:46 · Taitila until 02:11 Thu · Gara until 12:30 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 8 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 22 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:55 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.