Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 August 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:40 to 17:18. Rahu Kalam 17:18 to 18:56.00061218Moonset 17:54Moonrise 05:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 August 2017

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 02:10 Mon, then Amavasya.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:18 to 18:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:02
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:40 to 17:18
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:18 to 18:56
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:11 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 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 02:10 Mon · Amavasya until 00:00 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:22, then Ashlesha until 15:51 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:48, then Variyan until 08:47 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:22 · Shakuni until 02:10 Mon · Chatushpada until 13:02 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriSunday 20 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.