Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 22 August 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:53. Yamaganda 07:32 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:01.00061218Moonrise 19:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 22 August 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:40, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 22 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:32 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:24
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:01
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:16

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:40 · Pratipada until 11:16 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:34, then Shatabhisha until 14:01 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, Atiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:16, then Atiganda until 04:18 Thu, then Sukarma until 00:37 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:40 · Balava until 00:55 Thu · Kaulava until 11:16 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:16Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanWednesday 22 August
  • Full moonWednesday 22 August
  • Purnima fastWednesday 22 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:01 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.