Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 August 2022A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:35 to 17:11. Rahu Kalam 17:11 to 18:47.00061218Moonset 19:40Moonrise 06:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 August 2022

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 14:46, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:11 to 18:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:36
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:59
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:35 to 17:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:11 to 18:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:40

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 14:46 · Dwitiya until 15:21 Mon
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:56, then Uttara Phalguni until 23:04 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:44 Mon, then Sadhya until 01:03 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:46 · Balava until 03:06 Mon · Kaulava until 15:21 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:36Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe 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

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 6 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:21 and 08:32.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 7 SeptemberFollowers 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.