Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 18 August 2145A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 07:30 to 09:09. Gulika Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:03.00061218Moonset 18:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 18 August 2145

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 16:48, then Pratipada.

Observed today Simha sankranti, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:45
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 16:48 · Pratipada until 16:23 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:02, then Magha until 17:18 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:13, then Parigha until 15:51 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 16:48 · Kimstughna until 04:39 Thu · Bava until 16:23 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:45Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiWednesday 18 August
  • New moonWednesday 18 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.