Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 30 August 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:09. Rahu Kalam 17:09 to 18:45.00061218Moonset 23:57Moonrise 12:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 30 August 1998

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:26, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 30 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:09 to 18:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:09 to 18:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 23:26 · Navami until 00:36 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:13, then Jyeshtha until 20:08 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:37, then Vishkambha until 18:40 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:37 · Bava until 23:26 · Balava until 12:06 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:53Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 30 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:31 and 08:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.