Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 August 2122A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Rahu Kalam 12:23 to 14:00.00061218Moonset 14:36Moonrise 01:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 August 2122

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 07:35, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:23 to 14:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:23
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:23 to 14:00
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:36
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:10 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 07:35 · Dashami until 06:22 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:58 Thu, then Ardra until 03:49 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:53, then Vajra until 12:57 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:35 · Vanija until 18:55 · Vishti until 06:22 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:47.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 28 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.