Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 1 September 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:43. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:57. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:08. Rahu Kalam 17:08 to 18:43.00061218Moonset 12:35Moonrise 23:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 1 September 1991

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 12:38, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

Times forNew Delhi · 1 September

Rahu Kalam runs 17:08 to 18:43. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:57
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:08 to 18:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 12:38 · Ashtami until 10:50 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:02, then Rohini until 13:56 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:48, then Harshana until 10:15 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:38 · Balava until 23:46 · Kaulava until 10:50 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:06Upper 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.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 1 September

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.