Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 August 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 19:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:26 to 14:05. Gulika Kalam 15:45 to 17:24. Rahu Kalam 17:24 to 19:03.00061218Moonset 12:40Moonrise 23:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 August 2001

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:25 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 12 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:24 to 19:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 14:05
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:45 to 17:24
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:24 to 19:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 01:25 Mon · Navami until 00:56 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:00, then Krittika until 15:32 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:10, then Dhruva until 20:50 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:23 · Kaulava until 01:25 Mon · Taitila until 13:16 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 12 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Sunday 12 August
  • ashtamiSunday 12 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 15 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:51 and 08:28.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.