Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 August 2022A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:57.00061218Moonset 21:10Moonrise 09:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 August 2022

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:23, then Panchami.

Observed today Ganesh Chaturthi, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:27
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:57
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:10

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 15:23 · Panchami until 14:50 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:12 Thu, then Swati until 00:12 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:47, then Brahma until 21:11 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:23 · Bava until 03:09 Thu · Balava until 14:50 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:27Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Ganesh ChaturthiWednesday 31 August
  • chaturthiWednesday 31 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 6 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:21 and 08:32.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 7 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.