Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 21 August 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:54. Gulika Kalam 05:54 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Yamaganda 14:02 to 15:39.00061218Moonset 22:05Moonrise 10:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 21 August 2004

Saturday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 07:09, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:54 to 07:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:41
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:02 to 15:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:05

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 07:09 · Shashthi until 06:04 Sun
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:09, then Swati until 10:44 Sun
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:38 Sun, then Brahma until 23:27 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:09 · Kaulava until 18:40 · Taitila until 06:04 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.