Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 August 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:39 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:55.00061218Moonset 07:22Moonrise 20:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 August 2005

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 16:14, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:22
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:02
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:39 to 17:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:17 to 18:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 16:14 · Tritiya until 13:18 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:03 Mon, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 22:07 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:38, then Dhriti until 13:09 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 05:54 · Gara until 16:14 · Vanija until 02:42 Mon · Vishti until 13:18 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.