Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 August 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 08:20Moonrise 20:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 August 2048

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 19:37, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:10
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:20
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:23
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 13:59
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 19:37 · Chaturthi until 19:38 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:48, then Revati until 22:34 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:15 Thu, then Ganda until 03:26 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:54 · Vishti until 19:37 · Bava until 07:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.