Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 August 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:44. Rahu Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 07:26Moonrise 19:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 August 2015

Monday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 16:50, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:34 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:26
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:34 to 09:10
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:21
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:57 to 15:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 16:50 · Tritiya until 13:24 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:55, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 07:14 Tue
  • YogaDhriti, Shula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:50, then Shula until 05:51 Tue, then Ganda until 02:05 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:38 · Gara until 16:50 · Vanija until 03:05 Tue · Vishti until 13:24 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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 8 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:34 and 18:34.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.