Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 August 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:45. Gulika Kalam 05:58 to 07:34. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 11:31Moonrise 22:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 August 1991

Saturday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:06, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:58 to 07:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:31
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:57 to 15:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 14:06 · Saptami until 12:38 Sun
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:47, then Krittika until 15:02 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:03, then Vyaghata until 12:48 Sun
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:06 · Vishti until 01:25 Sun · Bava until 12:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSaturday 31 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.