Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 25 August 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 05:56 to 07:33. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Rahu Kalam 14:00 to 15:37.00061218Moonset 12:55Moonrise 00:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 25 August 2016

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:08, then Navami.

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

Times forNew Delhi · 25 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:00 to 15:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:56 to 07:33
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:55
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:00 to 15:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:07 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:08 · Navami until 18:14 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:06, then Rohini until 10:52 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:57, then Harshana until 17:20 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:11 · Kaulava until 20:08 · Taitila until 07:09 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 25 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 25 August
  • ashtamiThursday 25 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.