Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 August 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 19:09. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:08. Gulika Kalam 15:48 to 17:29. Rahu Kalam 17:29 to 19:09.00061218Moonset 13:09Moonrise 00:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 August 2018

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:21, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 5 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:29 to 19:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:08
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:09
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:48 to 17:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:29 to 19:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:33 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:21 · Navami until 09:56 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:53, then Krittika until 14:07 Mon
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:21, then Vriddhi until 09:11 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:21 · Taitila until 22:43 · Gara until 09:56 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:33Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 5 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 7 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:47 and 19:06.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 8 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.