Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 August 2070A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 05:54 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 14:02 to 15:39.00061218Moonrise 18:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 August 2070

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 01:25 Fri, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:02 to 15:39
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 01:25 Fri · Pratipada until 01:14 Sat
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:49 Fri, then Shatabhisha until 06:16 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:08, then Atiganda until 21:01 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:20 · Bava until 01:25 Fri · Balava until 13:23 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanThursday 21 August
  • Full moonThursday 21 August
  • Purnima fastThursday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday 2 Sep after sunrise.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 1 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.