Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 18:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 2050

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:17, then Pratipada.

Observed today Simha sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:03
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:39
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:17 · Pratipada until 19:37 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:50, then Magha until 19:43 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:27, then Parigha until 17:19 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:17 · Kimstughna until 06:26 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August
  • New moonWednesday 17 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiSunday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 18:46.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 29 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.