Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 August 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 05:55 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 05:42Moonrise 18:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 August 1991

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 13:09, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:55 to 07:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:38
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:42 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 13:09 · Purnima until 14:37 Sun
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:01, then Dhanishtha until 12:09 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:58, then Atiganda until 22:01 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:09 · Vishti until 01:56 Sun · Bava until 14:37 Sun

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
  • Moonset05:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise18:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastSaturday 24 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 5 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.