Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:23 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:38 to 17:15. Rahu Kalam 17:15 to 18:52.00061218Moonset 22:31Moonrise 11:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 August 2031

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:46, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:15 to 18:52. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:25
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:38 to 17:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:15 to 18:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:31

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 13:46 · Saptami until 12:50 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:07, then Vishakha until 15:51 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:03 Mon, then Indra until 01:00 Tue
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:46 · Gara until 01:22 Mon · Vanija until 12:50 Mon

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
  • Moonset22:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:25Upper 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.

  • shashthiSunday 24 August

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.