Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 August 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:23 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:38 to 17:15. Rahu Kalam 17:15 to 18:52.00061218Moonset 10:08Moonrise 21:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 August 1986

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 21:24, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:15 to 18:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:08
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:38 to 17:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:15 to 18:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 21:24 · Shashthi until 22:55 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:57, then Ashwini until 08:44 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:21, then Vriddhi until 18:30 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:53 · Taitila until 21:24 · Gara until 10:05 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe 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 EkadashiSunday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:59 and 08:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.