Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 August 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:21. Rahu Kalam 17:21 to 18:59.00061218Moonset 10:23Moonrise 22:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 August 2003

Sunday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 12:19, then Shashthi.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:21 to 18:59. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:23
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:04
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:21
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:21 to 18:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 12:19 · Shashthi until 14:31 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:11, then Ashwini until 14:57 Mon
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:04, then Ganda until 12:50 Mon
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:19 · Gara until 01:22 Mon · Vanija until 14:31 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:10Upper 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.

  • Simha sankrantiSunday 17 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.