Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 5 August 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 19:09. Rahu Kalam 07:25 to 09:06. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 14:07 to 15:48.00061218Moonset 11:47Moonrise 23:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 5 August 1996

Monday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 22:52, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:25 to 09:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:25 to 09:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:27
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:07 to 15:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:22

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 22:52 · Ashtami until 23:09 Tue
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:07, then Bharani until 23:05 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:55, then Ganda until 15:59 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:00 · Bava until 22:52 · Balava until 10:55 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:22Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 9 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:46 and 19:04.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:49 and 05:49.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.