Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:21. Rahu Kalam 17:21 to 18:59.00061218Moonset 18:14Moonrise 05:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 August 2031

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 08:08, then Amavasya.

Observed today Simha sankranti, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:21 to 18:59. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:21
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:21 to 18:59
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:51 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

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
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 08:08 · Amavasya until 10:02 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:00, then Ashlesha until 08:31 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:40, then Variyan until 07:13 Mon
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 08:08 · Chatushpada until 21:08 · Naga until 10:02 Mon

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
  • Moonset18:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiSunday 17 August
  • Darsha AmavasyaSunday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiThursday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:46.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.