Panchang · New Delhi
Panchang for Friday, 28 August 2026
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the sun rises in New Delhi at 5:57 AM and sets at 6:47 PM. The tithi at sunrise is Purnima (until 9:48 AM) and the nakshatra Shatabhisha (until 29 Aug, 3:13 AM). Rahu kaal runs from 10:45 AM to 12:22 PM, and the abhijit muhurat from 11:56 AM to 12:47 PM.
What changed since the previous day
- Previous sunrise: Shukla Chaturdashi; this sunrise: Purnima.
- Previous sunrise: Dhanishta; this sunrise: Shatabhisha.
- Next day (29 Aug 2026) at sunrise: Krishna Pratipada.
Festivals and vrats on this day
- Raksha Bandhan — Shravana Purnima, tied outside Bhadra (Vishti karana): at aparahna if possible, else in the morning when Purnima lasts at least 6 ghatis after sunrise, else at pradosh. This year: the morning, while Purnima lasts.
- Varalakshmi Vrat — The last Friday of the bright half of Shravana: the Friday on or before the Shravana Purnima day (the day Purnima holds at sunrise).
- Shravana Purnima — The day with Purnima at sunrise (else the day it begins). The fast (vrat) is kept on the first day Purnima touches madhyahna, which can be the day before.
The five limbs
Every tithi, nakshatra, yoga and karana in force from sunrise to the next sunrise in New Delhi, each with its end time.
Vara (weekday)
Friday
sunrise to next sunrise
Tithi
Purnima
until 9:48 AM
Krishna Pratipada
9:48 AM to 29 Aug, 9:57 AM
Nakshatra
Shatabhishalord Rahu
until 29 Aug, 3:13 AM
Purva Bhadrapadalord Jupiter
29 Aug, 3:13 AM to 30 Aug, 3:42 AM
Yoga
Atiganda
until 7:27 AM
Sukarma
7:27 AM to 29 Aug, 6:36 AM
Karana
Bava
until 9:48 AM
Balava
9:48 AM to 9:56 PM
Kaulava
9:56 PM to 29 Aug, 9:57 AM
Moon sign
- Aquariusuntil 29 Aug, 9:37 PM
Sun sign: Leo
Times usually avoided
- Rahu kaal10:45 AM – 12:22 PM
- Yamaganda3:34 PM – 5:11 PM
- Gulika kaal7:33 AM – 9:09 AM
- Dur muhurat 18:31 AM – 9:22 AM
- Dur muhurat 212:47 PM – 1:39 PM
Auspicious window
- Abhijit muhurat11:56 AM – 12:47 PM
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Month (amanta / purnimanta)
- Shravana / Shravana
- Samvat
- Vikram 2083 · Shaka 1948
- Ritu · Ayana
- Varsha (monsoon) · Dakshinayana
- Daylight
- 12 h 50 m
- Ayanamsa
- Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) 24°13′56″
Choghadiya
Day and night, each in eight parts: Amrit, Shubh and Labh are good; Char is neutral; Rog, Kaal and Udveg are avoided.
Day choghadiya
- CharNeutral5:57 AM – 7:33 AM
- LabhGood7:33 AM – 9:09 AM
- AmritGood9:09 AM – 10:45 AM
- KaalAvoid10:45 AM – 12:22 PM
- ShubhGood12:22 PM – 1:58 PM
- RogAvoid1:58 PM – 3:34 PM
- UdvegAvoid3:34 PM – 5:11 PM
- CharNeutral5:11 PM – 6:47 PM
Night choghadiya
- RogAvoid6:47 PM – 8:11 PM
- KaalAvoid8:11 PM – 9:34 PM
- LabhGood9:34 PM – 10:58 PM
- UdvegAvoid10:58 PM – 12:22 AM
- ShubhGood12:22 AM – 1:46 AM
- AmritGood1:46 AM – 3:10 AM
- CharNeutral3:10 AM – 4:33 AM
- RogAvoid4:33 AM – 5:57 AM
Hora
Each hora’s ruling planet and start time.
Day horas
- Venus5:57 AM
- Mercury7:01 AM
- Moon8:05 AM
- Saturn9:09 AM
- Jupiter10:13 AM
- Mars11:18 AM
- Sun12:22 PM
- Venus1:26 PM
- Mercury2:30 PM
- Moon3:34 PM
- Saturn4:38 PM
- Jupiter5:43 PM
Night horas
- Mars6:47 PM
- Sun7:43 PM
- Venus8:39 PM
- Mercury9:34 PM
- Moon10:30 PM
- Saturn11:26 PM
- Jupiter12:22 AM
- Mars1:18 AM
- Sun2:14 AM
- Venus3:10 AM
- Mercury4:05 AM
- Moon5:01 AM
28 August 2026, New Delhi (28.62, 77.21), time zone Asia/Kolkata. Sunrise: upper limb with standard refraction. Amrit kaal and varjyam are not given — their ghati tables differ between sources.
28 Aug 2026: questions
Which tithi is it on 28 Aug 2026?
On 28 Aug 2026 in New Delhi, the tithi at sunrise is Purnima (Shukla paksha), until 9:48 AM; then Krishna Pratipada. The month is Shravana (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta).
Which nakshatra is it on 28 Aug 2026?
Shatabhisha at sunrise, until 29 Aug, 3:13 AM; then Purva Bhadrapada.
When is rahu kaal in New Delhi on 28 Aug 2026?
From 10:45 AM to 12:22 PM. Yamaganda is 3:34 PM–5:11 PM and gulika 7:33 AM–9:09 AM.
What time is sunrise in New Delhi on 28 Aug 2026?
Sunrise is at 5:57 AM and sunset at 6:47 PM — the Sun's upper limb with standard refraction, the convention of the Indian Astronomical Ephemeris and of Drik Panchang (our times agree with the official ephemeris within a quarter of a minute). Almanacs that print the Sun's centre without refraction give sunrise about 3–4 minutes later and sunset as much earlier.
Is there a vrat or festival on 28 Aug 2026?
Raksha Bandhan: Shravana Purnima, tied outside Bhadra (Vishti karana): at aparahna if possible, else in the morning when Purnima lasts at least 6 ghatis after sunrise, else at pradosh. This year: the morning, while Purnima lasts. Varalakshmi Vrat: The last Friday of the bright half of Shravana: the Friday on or before the Shravana Purnima day (the day Purnima holds at sunrise). Shravana Purnima: The day with Purnima at sunrise (else the day it begins). The fast (vrat) is kept on the first day Purnima touches madhyahna, which can be the day before.
These times are for New Delhi. The same date for another city: panchang finder. Need a time for an auspicious start? Find a muhurat.
Reading a panchang
- Tithi
- Each 12° of separation between the Moon and the Sun is one tithi — 30 in a lunar month, 15 in each of the bright (Shukla) and dark (Krishna) halves. A day takes the tithi running at sunrise; sometimes a tithi never touches a sunrise (kshaya) and sometimes one spans two (vriddhi).
- Nakshatra
- The 27 equal lunar mansions of the zodiac, each 13°20′. The Moon crosses about one a day. Muhurat and naming lean on the nakshatra more than anything else.
- Yoga
- The sum of the Sun’s and Moon’s sidereal longitudes, in 27 parts of 13°20′, from Vishkumbha to Vaidhriti; Vyatipata and Vaidhriti are avoided for auspicious work.
- Karana
- Half a tithi — usually two in a day. Nothing auspicious is begun in Vishti (Bhadra) karana.
- Vara
- The Hindu weekday runs from sunrise to the next sunrise, not from midnight.
- Rahu kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika
- Daylight split into eight parts, one part each by weekday. Tradition avoids them for beginning something new; ordinary work goes on.
- Choghadiya and hora
- Choghadiya divides day and night into eight parts each; a hora gives the ruling planet of each twelfth of the day. Both are widely used for business and travel.
Every figure comes from our own engine (VSOP87 / ELP, Lahiri ayanamsa), tested against the Swiss Ephemeris; tithi and nakshatra end times are accurate to about 2 minutes.