Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 5 August 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 19:09. Yamaganda 07:26 to 09:06. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:07.00061218Moonset 15:57Moonrise 02:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 5 August 2048

Wednesday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:21, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:46 and 08:26.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:26 to 09:06
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:07
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:57
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:31 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:21 · Dwadashi until 18:45 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:31 Thu, then Ardra until 06:21 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:00, then Harshana until 22:54 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:21 · Kaulava until 05:35 Thu · Taitila until 18:45 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiWednesday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:46 and 08:26.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 20 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 07:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.