Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 19 August 2111A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonrise 19:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 19 August 2111

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 13:29, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Simha sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 19 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 09:09
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:03
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:12

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 13:29 · Pratipada until 09:56 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:25, then Shatabhisha until 20:48 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:11, then Atiganda until 18:15 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:29 · Balava until 23:41 · Kaulava until 09:56 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanWednesday 19 August
  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 19 August
  • Full moonWednesday 19 August
  • Purnima fastWednesday 19 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.