Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 4 August 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 07:25 to 09:06. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:08.00061218Moonset 16:02Moonrise 02:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 4 August 2021

Wednesday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:45 and 08:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:25 to 09:06
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:08
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:27 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 15:18 · Dwadashi until 17:10 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:25 Thu, then Ardra until 06:37 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:50 Thu, then Harshana until 01:13 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:18 · Kaulava until 04:18 Thu · Taitila until 17:10 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiWednesday 4 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:45 and 08:25.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.