Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 12 August 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 19:03. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:26 to 14:05. Gulika Kalam 15:44 to 17:24. Rahu Kalam 17:24 to 19:03.00061218Moonset 21:44Moonrise 09:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 12 August 2040

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 12:15, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:24 to 19:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:26
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 14:05
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:44 to 17:24
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:24 to 19:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 12:15 · Panchami until 12:52 Mon
  • NakshatraHastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:27 Mon
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:06, then Sadhya until 12:36 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:15 · Bava until 00:37 Mon · Balava until 12:52 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSunday 12 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:56.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.