Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 August 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonrise 18:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 August 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 02:46 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Simha sankranti, Full moon, Purnima fast

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 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:42
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 02:46 Sun · Pratipada until 02:45 Mon
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:33, then Dhanishtha until 14:28 Sun
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:49, then Shobhana until 13:01 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:36 · Bava until 02:46 Sun · Balava until 14:49 Sun

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:43Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanSaturday 16 August
  • Simha sankrantiSaturday 16 August
  • Full moonSaturday 16 August
  • Purnima fastSaturday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 06:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.