Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 8 August 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:07. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:07. Gulika Kalam 15:47 to 17:27. Rahu Kalam 17:27 to 19:07.00061218Moonset 13:07Moonrise 23:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 8 August 2004

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:28, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:27 to 19:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:07
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:07
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:47 to 17:27
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:27 to 19:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  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 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 16:28 · Navami until 18:41 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:12, then Krittika until 15:57 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:41 Mon, then Dhruva until 04:36 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:28 · Taitila until 05:31 Mon · Gara until 18:41 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:07Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 8 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiWednesday 11 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 08:27.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.