Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 14 August 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Rahu Kalam 07:29 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 14:05 to 15:44.00061218Moonset 11:54Moonrise 23:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 14 August 2017

Monday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 19:46, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

Times forNew Delhi · 14 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:29 to 09:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:29 to 09:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:26
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:54
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:05 to 15:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 19:46 · Ashtami until 17:40 Tue
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:57 Tue, then Krittika until 02:31 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:27, then Vriddhi until 06:48 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:42 · Bava until 19:46 · Balava until 06:45 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:30Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 14 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:53 and 07:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.