Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 31 August 2118A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:57.00061218Moonrise 18:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 31 August 2118

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 10:08, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:57
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 10:08 · Pratipada until 10:26 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:56 Thu, then Purva Bhadrapada until 02:15 Fri
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:07 Thu, then Dhriti until 01:38 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:08 · Balava until 22:13 · Kaulava until 10:26 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanWednesday 31 August
  • Full moonWednesday 31 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:33 and 18:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.