Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 August 2087A 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 15:39.00061218Moonset 13:00Moonrise 23:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 August 2087

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:03, then Navami.

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

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:02 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:03 · Navami until 18:05 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:32, then Rohini until 19:20 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:34, then Vyaghata until 11:52 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:05 · Kaulava until 20:03 · Taitila until 07:03 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
  • Moonset13:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 21 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 21 August
  • ashtamiThursday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:56 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.