Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 August 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Gulika Kalam 05:50 to 07:29. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 13:10Moonrise 00:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 August 1998

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:16, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:50 to 07:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:10
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:28 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 12:16 · Navami until 10:26 Sun
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:50, then Rohini until 20:54 Sun
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:46, then Vyaghata until 21:21 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:16 · Taitila until 23:19 · Gara until 10:26 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Saturday 15 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 15 August
  • ashtamiSaturday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 07:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.