Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 August 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:43. Rahu Kalam 07:35 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:57 to 15:32.00061218Moonset 13:00Moonrise 23:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 August 2048

Monday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:28 Tue, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:35 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:35 to 09:10
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:00
  6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:57 to 15:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:33

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 02:28 Tue · Navami until 05:03 Wed
  • NakshatraRohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:03 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:17 Tue, then Vajra until 06:21 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:12 · Kaulava until 02:28 Tue · Taitila until 15:46 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Monday 31 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Monday 31 August
  • ashtamiMonday 31 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.