Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 August 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Rahu Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 14:03 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 13:29Moonrise 00:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 August 2014

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 06:06, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:30 to 09:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:30 to 09:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:29
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:03 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:31 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 06:06 · Navami until 06:58 Tue
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:53, then Rohini until 13:31 Tue
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:47, then Vyaghata until 09:32 Tue
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 06:06 · Taitila until 18:27 · Gara until 06:58 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 18 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 18 August
  • ashtamiMonday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.