Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 August 2014A 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 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 18:59.00061218Moonset 12:33Moonrise 23:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 August 2014

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 05:56, then Ashtami.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:04
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 18:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:44

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

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
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 05:56 · Ashtami until 06:06 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:52, then Krittika until 11:53 Mon
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:33, then Dhruva until 09:47 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 05:56 · Balava until 17:56 · Kaulava until 06:06 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
  • Moonset12:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiSunday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 08:29.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.