Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:03. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 18:58.00061218Moonset 08:03Moonrise 20:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 August 2019

Sunday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 01:14 Mon, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 to 18:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:03
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:03
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 18:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 01:14 Mon · Chaturthi until 03:30 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:55, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 19:48 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:49, then Dhriti until 15:43 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:02 · Vishti until 01:14 Mon · Bava until 14:24 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 18:48.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.