Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 August 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 05:52 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:03 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 23:18Moonrise 11:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 August 2056

Thursday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 22:52, then Ashtami.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:03 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:52 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:49
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:03 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:18

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 22:52 · Ashtami until 20:38 Fri
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:37, then Vishakha until 13:08 Fri
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:44, then Brahma until 10:48 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:01 · Vanija until 22:52 · Vishti until 09:44 Fri

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 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiThursday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiMonday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:55 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.