Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 August 2057A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:23 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:12. Rahu Kalam 17:12 to 18:49.00061218Moonset 16:28Moonrise 03:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 August 2057

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 05:57 and 06:17.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:12 to 18:49. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 13:59
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:12
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:12 to 18:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:02 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:18 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:44 Mon, then Pushya until 07:56 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:01, then Vyatipata until 12:35 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:18 · Taitila until 06:18 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:57 and 06:17.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSunday 9 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:04 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.