Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 August 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Rahu Kalam 07:32 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 14:01 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 19:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 August 1987

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:29, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:32 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:32 to 09:09
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:01 to 15:38
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:00

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:29 · Pratipada until 19:24 Tue
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:52 Tue, then Purva Phalguni until 08:14 Wed
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:50, then Shiva until 16:23 Tue
  • KaranaNaga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:29 · Kimstughna until 06:28 Tue

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 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:00Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonMonday 24 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaMonday 24 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiFriday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:01 and 08:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.