Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 August 2071A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 07:31 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 13:17Moonrise 00:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 August 2071

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:47, then Navami.

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

Times forNew Delhi · 19 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:31 to 09:09
  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.13:17
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:28 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:47 · Navami until 08:55 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:05, then Rohini until 13:52 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:20, then Vyaghata until 09:44 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:47 · Taitila until 21:55 · Gara until 08:55 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 19 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 19 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 19 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:42 and 18:53.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 22 AugustFollowers 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.