Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 August 2045A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 05:59 to 07:34. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:57 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 09:04Moonrise 20:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 August 2045

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 03:12 Fri, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 13:57 to 15:32. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:59 to 07:34
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:46
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:57 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:31

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 03:12 Fri · Panchami until 04:02 Sat
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:35, then Ashwini until 00:08 Sat
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:01, then Vriddhi until 20:47 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:36 · Balava until 03:12 Fri · Kaulava until 15:41 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 31 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 31 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 7 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.