Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 August 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 12:49Moonrise 23:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 August 2040

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 05:38 Thu, then Navami.

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

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 05:38 Thu · Navami until 07:44 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:16, then Rohini until 14:36 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:27, then Harshana until 14:52 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:47 · Kaulava until 05:38 Thu · Taitila until 18:37 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 29 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 29 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 29 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.