Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 13 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 07:28 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:05.00061218Moonset 15:34Moonrise 02:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 13 August 2031

Wednesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:59 Thu, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 07:37 and 08:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:28 to 09:08
  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.15:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:22 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 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:59 Thu · Dwadashi until 03:31 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:08, then Ardra until 00:13 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:53 Thu, then Vajra until 04:56 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:44 · Balava until 00:59 Thu · Kaulava until 14:15 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 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:22Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 13 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:37 and 08:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiThursday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:46.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.