Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 24 August 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Rahu Kalam 07:32 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 02:57Moonrise 16:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 24 August 2026

Monday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:56 and 06:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:32 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
    2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:32 to 09:09
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:23
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:38
    6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:35
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:57 Tue

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
    • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 06:21 Tue
    • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:28, then Uttara Ashadha until 22:52 Tue
    • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:05, then Ayushman until 07:41 Tue
    • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:23 · Balava until 06:21 Tue

    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
    • Moonset02:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
    • Moonrise16:35Upper 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.

    • 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.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Aja EkadashiMonday 7 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:03 and 08:33.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.