Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 August 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Rahu Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 15:11Moonrise 02:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 August 1998

Monday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 08:55, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:30 to 09:08. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:30 to 09:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:04 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:11 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 08:55 · Ekadashi until 07:47 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:19, then Ardra until 20:06 Tue
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:13, then Vajra until 17:24 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:55 · Bava until 20:18 · Balava until 07:47 Tue

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
  • Moonset15:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • Simha sankrantiMonday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 07:02.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.