Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 21 August 2127A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 05:53 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 14:02 to 15:40.00061218Moonrise 18:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 21 August 2127

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:47, then Purnima.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:02 to 15:40. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:53 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 15:40
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 08:47 · Purnima until 07:43 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:32, then Dhanishtha until 14:21 Fri
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:45, then Shobhana until 08:53 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:47 · Vishti until 20:11 · Bava until 07:43 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanThursday 21 August
  • Purnima fastThursday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:01 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.