Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 15 August 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Gulika Kalam 07:29 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:43 to 17:22.00061218Moonset 08:35Moonrise 21:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 15 August 2003

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 09:34, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:26. 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.07:29 to 09:08
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:35
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:26
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:43 to 17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 09:34 · Chaturthi until 10:38 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:14, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 09:54 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:48, then Dhriti until 11:42 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:34 · Bava until 22:01 · Balava until 10:38 Sat

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
  • Moonset08:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:07 and 08:30.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.