Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 5 August 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 05:44 to 07:25. Gulika Kalam 09:06 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:08 to 15:48.00061218Moonset 13:12Moonrise 00:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 5 August 1999

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:50, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 5 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:08 to 15:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:44 to 07:25
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:06 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:08 to 15:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:38 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 09:50 · Navami until 07:27 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:31, then Krittika until 11:53 Fri
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:25, then Vriddhi until 07:25 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:50 · Taitila until 20:40 · Gara until 07:27 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 5 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 7 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:34 and 08:26.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 8 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.