Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 17 August 2089A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 03:14Moonrise 16:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 17 August 2089

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 04:36 Thu, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:30 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:03
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:12
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:14 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 04:36 Thu · Trayodashi until 07:00 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:36 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:11, then Priti until 07:01 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:27 · Balava until 04:36 Thu · Kaulava until 17:48 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSaumyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 1 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:01 and 08:07.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.