Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 05:50 to 07:29. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:43.00061218Moonrise 19:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 August 2019

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 17:59, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:04 to 15:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:50 to 07:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:43
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:10

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 17:59 · Pratipada until 20:22 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:02, then Dhanishtha until 10:56 Fri
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:59, then Shobhana until 12:53 Fri
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:59 · Balava until 07:10 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanThursday 15 August
  • Full moonThursday 15 August
  • Purnima fastThursday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 18:48.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.