Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 August 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:54. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:39 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:54.00061218Moonset 08:42Moonrise 21:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 August 2016

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 08:18, then Chaturthi.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:42
  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 18:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:04

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 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then Chaturthi, then PanchamiThe third, fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 08:18 · Chaturthi until 05:44 Mon · Panchami until 03:09 Tue
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:46, then Revati until 16:58 Mon
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:14, then Shula until 08:04 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:18 · Bava until 19:01 · Balava until 05:44 Mon · Kaulava until 16:26 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 21 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSunday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.