Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:02.00061218Moonset 10:39Moonrise 22:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 August 2019

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:09
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:24
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:25

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthiThe sixth lunar day of the waning MoonShashthi until 07:06 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:47 Thu, then Bharani until 02:36 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:56, then Vriddhi until 17:03 Thu
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:22 · Vanija until 07:06 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe 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 EkadashiMonday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 18:48.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.