Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 August 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:54. Yamaganda 05:54 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 14:02 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 00:01Moonrise 12:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 August 2053

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:46, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:02 to 15:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:54 to 07:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:02 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:01 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 22:46 · Navami until 00:46 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:39, then Anuradha until 10:59 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:46 Fri, then Vaidhriti until 02:24 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:57 · Bava until 22:46 · Balava until 11:43 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise12:52Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:50.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:57 and 07:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.