Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 August 2091A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:04.00061218Moonset 19:18Moonrise 05:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 August 2091

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 05:53, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:04. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:56
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:29 to 09:08
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:26
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:04
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first and second of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 05:53 · Pratipada until 03:44 Thu · Dwitiya until 01:16 Fri
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:24, then Magha until 08:56 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:19, then Parigha until 11:23 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 05:53 · Kimstughna until 16:51 · Bava until 03:44 Thu · Balava until 14:32 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:56Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonWednesday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday 26 Aug after sunrise.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 25 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.