Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 August 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:21. Rahu Kalam 17:21 to 18:59.00061218Moonset 03:49Moonrise 17:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 August 1986

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 08:22, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Simha sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:21 to 18:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:21 to 18:59
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:49 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then Trayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:22 · Trayodashi until 05:30 Mon · Chaturdashi until 02:48 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:20, then Uttara Ashadha until 10:17 Mon
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:41, then Ayushman until 08:17 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:22 · Kaulava until 18:55 · Taitila until 05:30 Mon · Gara until 16:07 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise17:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiSunday 17 August
  • PradoshSunday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.