Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 August 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:29. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 09:30Moonrise 21:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 August 2003

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 10:38, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:51 to 07:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:30
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 10:38 · Panchami until 12:19 Sun
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:54, then Revati until 12:11 Sun
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:42, then Shula until 12:04 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:38 · Kaulava until 23:24 · Taitila until 12:19 Sun

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 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:41Upper 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.

  • chaturthiSaturday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:07 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.