Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 21 August 2146A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:55. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 12:24 to 14:02. Gulika Kalam 15:40 to 17:17. Rahu Kalam 17:17 to 18:55.00061218Moonrise 18:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 21 August 2146

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 07:36, then Purnima.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:17 to 18:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:24 to 14:02
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:40 to 17:17
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:17 to 18:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 07:36 · Purnima until 04:16 Mon · Pratipada until 01:14 Tue
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:43, then Dhanishtha until 10:16 Mon
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:09, then Shobhana until 05:21 Mon, then Atiganda until 01:48 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:36 · Vishti until 17:54 · Bava until 04:16 Mon · Balava until 14:43 Mon

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanSunday 21 August
  • Full moonSunday 21 August
  • Purnima fastSunday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 1 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:38 and 18:41.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:01 and 06:41.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.