Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 22 August 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:54. Gulika Kalam 05:54 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 19:07Moonrise 05:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 22 August 1998

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 07:33, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 22 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 07:31
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:55
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:07

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 07:33 · Pratipada until 08:41 Sun
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:40, then Purva Phalguni until 01:43 Mon
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:38, then Shiva until 13:37 Sun
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 07:33 · Kimstughna until 20:03 · Bava until 08:41 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 22 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:31 and 08:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.