Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 23 August 2122A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:53. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:01. Gulika Kalam 15:38 to 17:16. Rahu Kalam 17:16 to 18:53.00061218Moonset 11:27Moonrise 22:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 23 August 2122

Sunday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:24, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:16 to 18:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:27
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:01
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:38 to 17:16
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:16 to 18:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:23

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:24 · Saptami until 11:07 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:11, then Bharani until 06:37 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:29, then Dhruva until 19:40 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:24 · Vishti until 00:13 Mon · Bava until 11:07 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:23Upper 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.

  • shashthiSunday 23 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:47.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 28 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.