Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 August 2050A 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 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 22:44Moonrise 11:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 August 2050

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 06:59, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 14:00. 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 12:23
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:40
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 14:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 06:59 · Saptami until 08:08 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:49, then Vishakha until 11:30 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:49, then Indra until 21:24 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:59 · Gara until 19:39 · Vanija until 08:08 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 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:40Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada 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.

  • shashthiWednesday 24 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.