Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 August 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:53. Gulika Kalam 05:54 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 09:11Moonrise 21:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 August 1986

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:33, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:54 to 07:32
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:11
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 20:33 · Panchami until 21:24 Sun
  • NakshatraRevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:57 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:44, then Ganda until 18:21 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:24 · Balava until 20:33 · Kaulava until 08:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 59 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 23 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:59 and 08:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.