Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 August 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 05:50 to 07:29. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 23:44Moonrise 12:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 August 2002

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:57 Fri, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:04 to 15:43. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:50 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:39
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:44

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 02:57 Fri · Navami until 01:47 Sat
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:04 Fri, then Anuradha until 23:36 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:55 Fri, then Indra until 23:55 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:42 · Bava until 02:57 Fri · Balava until 14:18 Fri

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
  • Moonset23:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiThursday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.