Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 August 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Rahu Kalam 07:33 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 08:39Moonrise 20:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 August 2002

Monday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:00, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:33 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:33 to 09:09
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:39
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:23
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 10:00 · Chaturthi until 12:29 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:36, then Revati until 16:38 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:39, then Ganda until 22:39 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:00 · Bava until 23:14 · Balava until 12:29 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiMonday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 3 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:01 and 08:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.