Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 August 2046A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 06:18Moonrise 19:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 August 2046

Friday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 22:21, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:18
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:30 to 09:08
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:25
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 22:21 · Dwitiya until 00:36 Sun
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:46, then Shatabhisha until 13:30 Sat
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:47, then Atiganda until 11:32 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:18 · Kaulava until 22:21 · Taitila until 11:27 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiFriday 17 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.