Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 August 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 07:28 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:05.00061218Moonset 18:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 August 2026

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 23:07, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 12 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:28 to 09:07
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:26
    4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:05
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:55
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 23:07 · Pratipada until 20:42 Thu
    • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:00, then Ashlesha until 06:07 Thu
    • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:26, then Variyan until 12:16 Thu
    • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 12:28 · Naga until 23:07 · Kimstughna until 09:51 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 15 min of daylight
    • Moonset18:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

    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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • New moonWednesday 12 August
    • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 12 August

    Next Ekadashi

    • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:51.
    • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:56 and 06:21.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.