Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 8 September 2088A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 07:37 to 09:11. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:18. Rahu Kalam 12:18 to 13:52.00061218Moonset 12:55Moonrise 23:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 8 September 2088

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:10, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 12:18 to 13:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:37 to 09:11
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:18
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:18 to 13:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:55
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 23:10 · Navami until 20:51 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:20, then Mrigashira until 13:50 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:17, then Siddhi until 20:19 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:15 · Kaulava until 23:10 · Taitila until 10:01 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 8 September
  • ashtamiWednesday 8 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.