Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 23 August 2084A 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 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 14:01.00061218Moonset 13:09Moonrise 23:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 23 August 2084

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 21:58, then Navami.

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

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 14:01
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:09
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:35

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 21:58 · Navami until 00:07 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:05, then Rohini until 19:43 Thu
  • YogaVyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:05 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:05 · Kaulava until 21:58 · Taitila until 10:59 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 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 23 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 23 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 23 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:47.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 27 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 07:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.