Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 17 August 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Rahu Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 21:38Moonrise 10:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 17 August 2026

Monday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 17:01, then Shashthi.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:30 to 09:08. 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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:30 to 09:08
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:17
    4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:25
    5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
    6. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:04 to 15:42
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:38

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
    • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 17:01 · Shashthi until 17:51 Tue
    • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:59 Tue, then Swati until 06:47 Wed
    • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:29 Tue, then Shukla until 03:23 Wed
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:01 · Kaulava until 05:21 Tue · Taitila until 17:51 Tue

    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 7 min of daylight
    • Moonset21:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise10:17Upper 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.

    • Simha sankrantiMonday 17 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.