Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 August 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 05:59 to 07:34. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 18:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 August 1989

Thursday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 11:15, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 13:57 to 15:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:59 to 07:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:57 to 15:33
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 11:15 · Pratipada until 13:01 Fri
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:45, then Purva Phalguni until 12:05 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:30, then Siddha until 08:51 Fri
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 11:15 · Kimstughna until 00:05 Fri · Bava until 13:01 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonThursday 31 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:32 and 18:30.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.