Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 17 August 2057A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. 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 08:17Moonrise 21:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 17 August 2057

Friday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 16:48, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Simha sankranti, Sankashti Chaturthi

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. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:30 to 09:08
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:17
  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.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 16:48 · Chaturthi until 16:03 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:22, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 11:12 Sat
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:04, then Dhriti until 09:16 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:48 · Bava until 04:20 Sat · Balava until 16:03 Sat

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
  • Moonset08:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:04Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiFriday 17 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiFriday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:40 and 18:49.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:57 and 06:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.