Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 01:16Moonrise 14:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 August 2031

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:22, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:25
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:16 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:22 · Dashami until 06:54 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:44, then Mula until 11:57 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:37, then Priti until 16:21 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:22 · Taitila until 20:11 · Gara until 06:54 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise14:25Upper 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.