Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 August 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 07:33 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:35 to 17:11.00061218Moonrise 18:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 August 2026

Friday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 09:49, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:33 to 09:10
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:35 to 17:11
    6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
    7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:54

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 09:49 · Pratipada until 09:57 Sat
    • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:13 Sat, then Purva Bhadrapada until 03:42 Sun
    • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:28, then Sukarma until 06:36 Sat
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:49 · Balava until 21:57 · Kaulava until 09:57 Sat

    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
    • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
    • Moonrise18:54Upper 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.

    • Raksha BandhanFriday 28 August
    • Full moonFriday 28 August

    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.