Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 August 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 00:07Moonrise 13:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 August 2040

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:30, then Navami.

Observed today Simha sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:04 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:07 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 11:30 · Navami until 09:49 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:34, then Anuradha until 06:44 Fri
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:32, then Indra until 06:11 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:30 · Balava until 22:44 · Kaulava until 09:49 Fri

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
  • Moonset00:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise13:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiThursday 16 August
  • ashtamiThursday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:56.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.