Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 August 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 10:56Moonrise 22:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 August 2049

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 00:07 Thu, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:30 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:56
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:03
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 00:07 Thu · Saptami until 00:17 Fri
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:26, then Bharani until 00:16 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:34, then Vriddhi until 19:34 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:21 · Vanija until 00:07 Thu · Vishti until 12:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:56 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.