Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 4 August 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:10. Gulika Kalam 05:44 to 07:25. Rahu Kalam 09:06 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:08 to 15:49.00061218Moonset 12:10Moonrise 23:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 4 August 2018

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 12:05, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:06 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:44 to 07:25
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:06 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:10
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:08 to 15:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 12:05 · Ashtami until 11:21 Sun
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:59, then Bharani until 14:53 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:59, then Ganda until 11:21 Sun
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:05 · Balava until 23:48 · Kaulava until 11:21 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:52Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 7 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:47 and 19:06.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 8 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.