Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 2 September 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:42. Rahu Kalam 07:35 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 13:56 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 13:39Moonrise 00:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 2 September 1991

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:50, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 2 September

Rahu Kalam runs 07:35 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:35 to 09:10
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:45 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:39
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:56 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:06 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:50 · Navami until 08:41 Tue
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:56, then Mrigashira until 12:31 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:15, then Vajra until 07:27 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:50 · Taitila until 21:48 · Gara until 08:41 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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 (vaishnava)Monday 2 September
  • ashtamiMonday 2 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.