Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 21 August 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:54. Rahu Kalam 07:31 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 14:02 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 11:15Moonrise 22:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 21 August 2000

Monday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:08, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:31 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:31 to 09:09
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:24
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:15
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:02 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 14:08 · Saptami until 13:04 Tue
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:02, then Bharani until 07:49 Tue
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:49, then Dhruva until 20:46 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:08 · Vishti until 01:39 Tue · Bava until 13:04 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:52Upper 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.

  • shashthiMonday 21 August

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.