Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 August 1984A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:23 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:13. Rahu Kalam 17:13 to 18:49.00061218Moonset 18:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 August 1984

Sunday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 00:56 Mon, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:13 to 18:49. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 13:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:13
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:13 to 18:49
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 00:56 Mon · Pratipada until 21:09 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:55, then Magha until 06:04 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:45, then Shiva until 10:36 Mon
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 14:46 · Naga until 00:56 Mon · Kimstughna until 11:03 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:52Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSunday 26 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 5 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:35 and 18:36.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 06:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.