Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 August 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:29. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 16:47Moonrise 03:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 August 2001

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 19:03, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Simha sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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 07:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:27 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 19:03 · Trayodashi until 15:51 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:41, then Punarvasu until 10:26 Fri
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:16, then Siddhi until 09:42 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:27 · Taitila until 19:03 · Gara until 05:30 Fri · Vanija until 15:51 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiThursday 16 August
  • PradoshThursday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 29 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.