Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 August 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 05:53 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:02 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 23:29Moonrise 13:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 August 2026

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 21:19, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:02 to 15:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:53 to 07:31
    3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:47
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:51
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:11
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:02 to 15:40
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:29

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 21:19 · Navami until 23:37 Fri
    • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:08, then Anuradha until 11:53 Fri
    • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:25 Fri, then Vaidhriti until 05:19 Sat
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:16 · Bava until 21:19 · Balava until 10:26 Fri

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
    • Moonset23:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise13:11Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • ashtamiThursday 20 August

    Next Ekadashi

    • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:51.
    • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:56 and 06:21.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.