Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 August 2062A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:48. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:23 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:35 to 17:12. Rahu Kalam 17:12 to 18:48.00061218Moonset 12:36Moonrise 23:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 August 2062

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 12:05, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:12 to 18:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:35 to 17:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:12 to 18:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 12:05 · Ashtami until 10:26 Mon
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:16, then Rohini until 22:07 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, Vyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:55, then Vyaghata until 04:37 Mon, then Harshana until 01:54 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:05 · Balava until 23:19 · Kaulava until 10:26 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Sunday 27 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:00 and 08:31.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 31 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.