Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 15 August 2142A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 07:29 to 09:08. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:05.00061218Moonset 13:28Moonrise 00:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 15 August 2142

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:59, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:29 to 09:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:47 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:05
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:28
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:16 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 08:59 · Navami until 07:38 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:18, then Rohini until 21:19 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:12 Thu, then Vyaghata until 00:38 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:59 · Taitila until 20:24 · Gara until 07:38 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Wednesday 15 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Wednesday 15 August
  • ashtamiWednesday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 17 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:13 and 08:29.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.