Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 August 2000A 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 17:18. Rahu Kalam 17:18 to 18:55.00061218Moonset 10:17Moonrise 22:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 August 2000

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 14:44, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:18 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:17
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:02
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:40 to 17:18
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:18 to 18:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

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
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 14:44 · Shashthi until 14:08 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:48, then Ashwini until 08:02 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:29 Mon, then Vriddhi until 22:49 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:44 · Gara until 02:30 Mon · Vanija until 14:08 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
  • Moonset10:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe 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

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:49.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 26 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.