Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 August 1995A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 12:03Moonrise 23:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 August 1995

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 19:33, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:04 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:03
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:16

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 19:33 · Ashtami until 21:41 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:03 Fri, then Krittika until 02:50 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:58, then Dhruva until 23:44 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:40 · Bava until 19:33 · Balava until 08:34 Fri

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
  • Moonset12:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 17 August
  • Simha sankrantiThursday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:54.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 22 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 06:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.