Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 August 2022A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 05:52 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:03 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 12:00Moonrise 23:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 August 2022

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 21:22, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:03 to 15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 21:22 · Ashtami until 23:00 Fri
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:35, then Krittika until 01:53 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:41, then Dhruva until 20:59 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:47 · Bava until 21:22 · Balava until 10:06 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:56 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.