Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 June 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:23, sunset 19:17. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:20 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:49 to 17:33. Rahu Kalam 17:33 to 19:17.00061218Moonset 01:30Moonrise 12:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 June 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:11, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 June

Rahu Kalam runs 17:33 to 19:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:23
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 14:04
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:49 to 17:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:33 to 19:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:17
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:30 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 13:11 · Navami until 11:13 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:44, then Uttara Phalguni until 07:39 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:12, then Siddhi until 06:39 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:11 · Balava until 00:16 Mon · Kaulava until 11:13 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:17Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise12:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 8 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiTuesday 10 JuneBreak the fast on Thursday 12 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 11 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.