Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 21 August 2030A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:02.00061218Moonset 13:07Moonrise 23:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 21 August 2030

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:02, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:24
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:02
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:07
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:02 · Navami until 22:35 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:25, then Rohini until 22:31 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:23, then Vyaghata until 12:27 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:45 · Kaulava until 20:02 · Taitila until 09:19 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 21 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 21 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:50.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.