Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 August 2028A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 15:37Moonrise 02:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 August 2028

Wednesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:50 Thu, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:58.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
    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 14:04
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:37
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
    7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:05 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 05:51 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:50 Thu · Dwadashi until 01:44 Fri
    • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:03, then Ardra until 17:01 Thu
    • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:12, then Vajra until 15:42 Thu
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:36 · Balava until 03:50 Thu · Kaulava until 14:52 Thu

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
    • Moonset15:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise02:05Upper 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
    • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
    • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Aja EkadashiWednesday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:44 and 18:58.
    • Simha sankrantiWednesday 16 August

    Next Ekadashi

    • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.