Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 29 August 2070A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Gulika Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 13:11Moonrise 00:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 29 August 2070

Friday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:06, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:11
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:16 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 15:06 · Navami until 12:47 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:48 Sat, then Mrigashira until 23:12 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:57 Sat, then Vajra until 23:55 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 15:06 · Taitila until 01:57 Sat · Gara until 12:47 Sat

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 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Friday 29 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Friday 29 August
  • ashtamiFriday 29 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.