Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 August 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 02:08Moonrise 15:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 August 2021

Wednesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 01:06 Thu, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:30 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:03
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:46
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:08 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 01:06 Thu · Dwadashi until 22:55 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:07 Thu, then Purva Ashadha until 22:42 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:09, then Priti until 18:17 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:14 · Vishti until 01:06 Thu · Bava until 12:00 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise15:46Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 3 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:01 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.