Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 August 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 05:52 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:03 to 15:41.00061218Moonrise 18:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 August 2016

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:57, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:03 to 15:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:52 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:03 to 15:41
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:57 · Pratipada until 13:00 Fri
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:22, then Shatabhisha until 22:04 Fri
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:58, then Atiganda until 17:16 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:57 · Balava until 02:01 Fri · Kaulava until 13:00 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanThursday 18 August
  • Full moonThursday 18 August
  • Purnima fastThursday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.