Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 August 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:11. Rahu Kalam 17:11 to 18:47.00061218Moonset 21:52Moonrise 11:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 August 2044

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 00:31 Mon, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:11 to 18:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:07
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:11 to 18:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:52

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 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 00:31 Mon · Saptami until 01:55 Tue
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:33, then Vishakha until 19:23 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:04, then Indra until 21:05 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:05 · Taitila until 00:31 Mon · Gara until 13:08 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiSunday 28 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 3 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:32.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.