Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 07:11Moonrise 20:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 August 2019

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 22:49, then Tritiya.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:51 to 07:30
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:11
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:19

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 22:49 · Tritiya until 01:14 Mon
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:55, then Purva Bhadrapada until 16:55 Sun
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:51, then Sukarma until 14:49 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:35 · Gara until 22:49 · Vanija until 12:02 Sun

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 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:19Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar 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.

  • Simha sankrantiSaturday 17 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.