Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 August 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonrise 18:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 August 2046

Thursday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 20:20, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

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 12:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:42
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 20:20 · Pratipada until 22:21 Fri
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:19, then Dhanishtha until 10:46 Fri
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:16, then Shobhana until 10:47 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:27 · Bava until 20:20 · Balava until 09:18 Fri

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanThursday 16 August
  • Full moonThursday 16 August
  • Purnima fastThursday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.