Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 16 August 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 13:01Moonrise 23:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 16 August 2025

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 21:35, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:51 to 07:30
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:01
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:42
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:32

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 21:35 · Navami until 19:25 Sun
    • NakshatraBharani, Krittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:06, then Krittika until 04:39 Sun, then Rohini until 03:18 Mon
    • YogaVriddhi, Dhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:21, then Dhruva until 04:28 Sun, then Vyaghata until 01:40 Mon
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:42 · Kaulava until 21:35 · Taitila until 08:29 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
    • Moonset13:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise23:32Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Saturday 16 August
    • ashtamiSaturday 16 August

    Next Ekadashi

    • Aja EkadashiTuesday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:54 and 08:29.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.