Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 24 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 05:55 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 13:27Moonrise 00:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 24 August 2019

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:32, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:55 to 07:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:27
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:23 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 08:32 · Navami until 08:11 Sun
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:16 Sun, then Mrigashira until 03:59 Mon
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:47, then Harshana until 14:17 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:32 · Taitila until 20:27 · Gara until 08:11 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Saturday 24 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 24 August
  • ashtamiSaturday 24 August

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.