Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 August 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:23 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:13. Rahu Kalam 17:13 to 18:50.00061218Moonrise 18:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 August 2018

Sunday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 17:26, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:13 to 18:50. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 14:00
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:13
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:13 to 18:50
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 17:26 · Pratipada until 19:15 Mon
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:36, then Shatabhisha until 15:04 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:47, then Sukarma until 21:13 Mon
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:26 · Balava until 06:23 Mon

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanSunday 26 August
  • Full moonSunday 26 August
  • Purnima fastSunday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 6 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.