Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 August 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:57. Gulika Kalam 15:33 to 17:09. Rahu Kalam 17:09 to 18:45.00061218Moonset 21:16Moonrise 09:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 August 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 14:02, then Panchami.

Observed today Ganesh Chaturthi, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:09 to 18:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:29
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:33 to 17:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:09 to 18:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:16

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 14:02 · Panchami until 11:36 Mon
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:27, then Swati until 20:51 Mon
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:27, then Brahma until 18:25 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:02 · Bava until 00:49 Mon · Balava until 11:36 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:45Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:29Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Ganesh ChaturthiSunday 31 August
  • chaturthiSunday 31 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 6 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.