Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 August 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:43 to 17:21. Rahu Kalam 17:21 to 19:00.00061218Moonset 21:06Moonrise 09:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 August 2026

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:53, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:21 to 19:00. 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:19
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
    4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:04
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:43 to 17:21
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:21 to 19:00
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:06

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 16:53 · Panchami until 17:01 Mon
    • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:51 Mon, then Chitra until 04:59 Tue
    • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:08 Mon, then Shubha until 03:29 Tue
    • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:53 · Bava until 04:51 Mon · Balava until 17:01 Mon

    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
    • Moonset21:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise09:19Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • chaturthiSunday 16 August

    Next Ekadashi

    • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:51.
    • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:56 and 06:21.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.