Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 August 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 02:30Moonrise 16:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 August 2042

Wednesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:47, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 08:31.

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.16:17
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:30 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 16:47 · Dwadashi until 15:21 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:13 Thu, then Uttara Ashadha until 00:17 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:16, then Ayushman until 06:18 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:47 · Bava until 04:10 Thu · Balava until 15:21 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 10 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:05 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.