Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 September 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:35. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:44. Yamaganda 12:19 to 13:53. Gulika Kalam 15:27 to 17:01. Rahu Kalam 17:01 to 18:35.00061218Moonset 13:53Moonrise 00:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 September 1985

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 06:42, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 17:01 to 18:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:19 to 13:53
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:27 to 17:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:01 to 18:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:06 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 06:42 · Navami until 08:06 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:18 Mon, then Ardra until 01:47 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:52, then Siddhi until 07:57 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 06:42 · Taitila until 19:30 · Gara until 08:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 8 September
  • ashtamiSunday 8 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:05 and 07:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.