Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 August 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 07:32 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 02:45Moonrise 16:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 August 2045

Wednesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:40, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:56 and 08:30.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:45 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 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:40 · Dwadashi until 11:58 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:10 Thu, then Uttara Ashadha until 06:11 Fri
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:45, then Ayushman until 15:38 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:40 · Bava until 22:47 · Balava until 11:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:56 and 08:30.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 7 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.