Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 August 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:03. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 18:58.00061218Moonset 21:21Moonrise 09:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 August 2053

Sunday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:57, then Panchami.

Observed today Simha sankranti, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 to 18:58. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:07
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:03
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 18:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:21

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 20:57 · Panchami until 20:18 Mon
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:25 Mon, then Chitra until 05:46 Tue
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:52 Mon, then Shubha until 02:29 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:34 · Vishti until 20:57 · Bava until 08:31 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiSunday 17 August
  • chaturthiSunday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:50.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:57 and 07:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.