Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 August 2047A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 16:00Moonrise 02:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 August 2047

Saturday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:14, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:52 and 08:29.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:51 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:33 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:14 · Dwadashi until 17:39 Sun
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:01, then Ardra until 08:22 Sun
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:45, then Vajra until 07:18 Sun
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:14 · Kaulava until 05:32 Sun · Taitila until 17:39 Sun

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
  • Moonset16:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 17 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:52 and 08:29.
  • Simha sankrantiSaturday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.