Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 August 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:03 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 15:03Moonrise 02:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 August 2017

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 12:43, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:03 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 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 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:03 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 12:43 · Ekadashi until 10:01 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:59, then Ardra until 21:03 Fri
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:36, then Vajra until 18:18 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:43 · Bava until 23:23 · Balava until 10:01 Fri

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 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiThursday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:53 and 07:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.