Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 24 August 2042A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Yamaganda 12:23 to 14:00. Gulika Kalam 15:37 to 17:15. Rahu Kalam 17:15 to 18:52.00061218Moonset 23:42Moonrise 13:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 24 August 2042

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:12, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 14:00
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:23
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:37 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.23:42

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

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
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 16:12 · Navami until 17:13 Mon
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:23, then Jyeshtha until 00:48 Tue
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:16, then Vaidhriti until 10:14 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:12 · Balava until 04:48 Mon · Kaulava until 17:13 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 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise13:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 24 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.