Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 August 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:55. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:39 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:55.00061218Moonset 23:53Moonrise 13:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 August 1988

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:25, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:02
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:41
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:39 to 17:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:17 to 18:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 09:25 · Navami until 08:54 Mon
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:29, then Jyeshtha until 20:19 Mon
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:52, then Vaidhriti until 10:23 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:25 · Balava until 21:16 · Kaulava until 08:54 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise13:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:51.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.