Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 August 2100A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:48, sunset 19:04. Yamaganda 07:28 to 09:07. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:06.00061218Moonset 22:24Moonrise 11:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 August 2100

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 16:10, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:48
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:28 to 09:07
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:26
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:13
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:06
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:04
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:24

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:48 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 16:10 · Saptami until 13:50 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:54, then Swati until 16:21 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:48, then Shubha until 03:49 Thu, then Shukla until 00:53 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:10 · Gara until 03:00 Thu · Vanija until 13:50 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:48The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:04Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiWednesday 11 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 15 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday 17 Aug after sunrise.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 16 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.