Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 24 August 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 05:55 to 07:32. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 13:37Moonrise 23:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 24 August 1989

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:17, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:38. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:55 to 07:32
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:17 · Navami until 09:51 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:44 Fri, then Mrigashira until 04:24 Sat
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:37, then Harshana until 13:28 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:17 · Taitila until 22:30 · Gara until 09:51 Fri

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
  • Moonset13:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 24 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 24 August
  • ashtamiThursday 24 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.