Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 2033A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 12:38Moonrise 23:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 2033

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:26 Thu, then Navami.

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

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  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 14:03
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 02:26 Thu · Navami until 01:13 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:37, then Krittika until 07:48 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:16, then Dhruva until 05:55 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:13 · Kaulava until 02:26 Thu · Taitila until 13:46 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramadiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 17 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 17 August
  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 20 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.