Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 16 August 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Rahu Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 19:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 16 August 2004

Monday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 06:54, then Pratipada.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:30 to 09:08. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:30 to 09:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:25
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:04 to 15:42
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 06:54 · Pratipada until 07:43 Tue
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:40, then Magha until 09:07 Tue
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:19, then Parigha until 07:58 Tue
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 06:54 · Kimstughna until 19:22 · Bava until 07:43 Tue

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
  • Moonset19:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiMonday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.