Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 August 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:43. Yamaganda 07:35 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:21. Rahu Kalam 12:21 to 13:57.00061218Moonset 06:06Moonrise 19:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 August 2061

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 02:54 Thu, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:21 to 13:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:35 to 09:10
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:21 to 13:57
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 02:54 Thu · Dwitiya until 01:36 Fri
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:43, then Purva Bhadrapada until 15:20 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:54, then Dhriti until 12:57 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:24 · Kaulava until 02:54 Thu · Taitila until 14:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 9 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday 11 Sep after sunrise.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.