Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 29 August 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 05:57 to 07:34. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:58 to 15:34.00061218Moonrise 18:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 29 August 2015

Saturday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 00:05 Sun, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:57 to 07:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:58 to 15:34
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 00:05 Sun · Pratipada until 20:27 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:32, then Shatabhisha until 12:45 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:00, then Sukarma until 13:56 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:52 · Bava until 00:05 Sun · Balava until 10:16 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanSaturday 29 August
  • Full moonSaturday 29 August
  • Purnima fastSaturday 29 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 8 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:34 and 18:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.