Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 August 2059A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 18:59.00061218Moonset 00:14Moonrise 13:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 August 2059

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami until 05:48 Mon, then Dashami.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 to 18:59. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:04
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 18:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:14 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 05:48 Mon · Dashami until 05:08 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:33 Mon, then Jyeshtha until 02:42 Tue
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:01 Mon, then Vaidhriti until 00:35 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:48 · Kaulava until 05:48 Mon · Taitila until 17:34 Mon

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 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise13:39Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiSunday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:43 and 18:55.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 20 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.