Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 August 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:40 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:55.00061218Moonrise 18:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 August 1994

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 12:17, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:02
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:40 to 17:17
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:17 to 18:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 12:17 · Pratipada until 12:14 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:47, then Shatabhisha until 17:32 Mon
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:18, then Atiganda until 08:10 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:17 · Balava until 00:11 Mon · Kaulava until 12:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanSunday 21 August
  • Full moonSunday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 1 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:37 and 18:42.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.