Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 August 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:23 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:38 to 17:15. Rahu Kalam 17:15 to 18:52.00061218Moonset 17:56Moonrise 05:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 August 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 17:16, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:15 to 18:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:38 to 17:15
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:15 to 18:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:33 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 17:16 · Amavasya until 19:43 Mon
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:02 Mon, then Magha until 06:00 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:51, then Parigha until 13:49 Mon
  • KaranaShakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 17:16 · Chatushpada until 06:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiFriday 5 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.