Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 August 2062A 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 12:24. Rahu Kalam 12:24 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 08:32Moonrise 20:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 August 2062

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 13:22, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:24 to 14:01. 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:32
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:24
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:24 to 14:01
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:36

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 13:22 · Chaturthi until 13:50 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:39, then Revati until 23:35 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:49, then Shula until 11:13 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:22 · Bava until 01:40 Thu · Balava until 13:50 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 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiWednesday 23 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:00 and 08:31.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 31 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.