Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 20 August 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Gulika Kalam 07:31 to 09:09. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:24. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 15:40 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 18:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 20 August 2066

Friday in New Delhi.

Amavasya all day.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:31 to 09:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:40 to 17:18
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning MoonAmavasya until 06:20 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:31, then Magha until 01:02 Sun
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:39, then Parigha until 17:28 Sat
  • KaranaChatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 17:47 · Naga until 06:20 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonFriday 20 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaFriday 20 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:00 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.