Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 August 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:40 to 17:18. Rahu Kalam 17:18 to 18:56.00061218Moonset 22:46Moonrise 11:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 August 2034

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 14:37, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:18 to 18:56. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:17
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:51
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:02
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:40 to 17:18
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:18 to 18:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:46

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 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 14:37 · Saptami until 17:01 Mon
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:30 Mon, then Vishakha until 03:28 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:57, then Brahma until 18:54 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:37 · Gara until 03:48 Mon · Vanija until 17:01 Mon

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
  • Moonset22:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 20 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:23 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.