Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 05:53 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 14:02 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 20:30Moonrise 08:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 August 2031

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 13:42, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:53 to 07:31
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:33
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:02 to 15:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 13:42 · Chaturthi until 14:09 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:04, then Hasta until 15:11 Fri
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:19, then Sadhya until 06:46 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 13:42 · Vanija until 01:59 Fri · Vishti until 14:09 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe 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

  • Padmini EkadashiThursday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:46.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.