Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 3 August 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:11. Yamaganda 07:25 to 09:06. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:08.00061218Moonset 15:22Moonrise 01:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 3 August 2078

Wednesday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 09:26, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Friday 5 Aug after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:25 to 09:06
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:08
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:22
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:11
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:48 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 09:26 · Ekadashi until 07:25 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:24, then Mrigashira until 20:13 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:11, then Vyaghata until 18:33 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:26 · Bava until 20:24 · Balava until 07:25 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:11Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:48Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiWednesday 3 AugustBreak the fast on Friday 5 Aug after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:54 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.