Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 9 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:06. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:26 to 14:06. Gulika Kalam 15:46 to 17:26. Rahu Kalam 17:26 to 19:06.00061218Moonset 08:31Moonrise 20:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 9 August 2009

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 12:00, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:26 to 19:06. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:31
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 14:06
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:46 to 17:26
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:26 to 19:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

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
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 12:00 · Chaturthi until 13:02 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:44, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 22:15 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:02, then Sukarma until 08:56 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:00 · Bava until 00:34 Mon · Balava until 13:02 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 9 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.