Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 22 August 2057A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:53. Yamaganda 07:32 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 13:00Moonrise 23:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 22 August 2057

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:40, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 22 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:32 to 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:24
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:01
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:00
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:40 · Navami until 23:10 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:54, then Rohini until 20:55 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:07, then Vyaghata until 09:00 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:32 · Kaulava until 20:40 · Taitila until 09:53 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 22 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 22 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 22 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:49.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:57 and 06:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.