Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 29 August 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Rahu Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonset 12:55Moonrise 23:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 29 August 1994

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:20 Tue, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:34 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:34 to 09:10
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:55
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:58 to 15:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:45

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 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 01:20 Tue · Navami until 03:15 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:18, then Rohini until 11:06 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:14, then Harshana until 12:00 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:11 · Kaulava until 01:20 Tue · Taitila until 14:22 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 29 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 29 August
  • ashtamiMonday 29 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.