Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 August 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 07:27 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:07.00061218Moonset 19:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 August 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 05:56, then Pratipada.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:27 to 09:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:07
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:40

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 05:56 · Pratipada until 07:59 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:36, then Magha until 01:04 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:07, then Variyan until 12:44 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 05:56 · Kimstughna until 19:00 · Bava until 07:59 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe 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

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:56.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.