Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 16 July 2110A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:21. Yamaganda 07:17 to 09:01. Gulika Kalam 10:44 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:11.00061218Moonset 18:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 16 July 2110

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 06:09, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 16 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:17 to 09:01
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:44 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:11
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:42
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 06:09 · Amavasya until 08:13 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:28, then Punarvasu until 17:04 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:01 Thu, then Harshana until 00:35 Fri
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 06:09 · Chatushpada until 19:13 · Naga until 08:13 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 16 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 27 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 07:33 and 08:23.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 28 JulyFollowers 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.