Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 20 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:02.00061218Moonset 19:56Moonrise 07:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 20 August 2031

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 12:50, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:09
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:24
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 12:50 · Tritiya until 13:42 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:34, then Uttara Phalguni until 14:04 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:34, then Siddha until 07:19 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:50 · Taitila until 01:19 Thu · Gara until 13:42 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.