Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 August 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:10. Rahu Kalam 17:10 to 18:46.00061218Moonset 23:51Moonrise 12:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 August 2055

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 01:30 Mon, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:10 to 18:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:10
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:10 to 18:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:51

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 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 01:30 Mon · Navami until 00:47 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:24, then Jyeshtha until 23:21 Mon
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:00 Mon, then Vishkambha until 00:22 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:06 · Bava until 01:30 Mon · Balava until 13:04 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 29 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 1 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:25 and 08:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.