Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 August 2068A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 08:53Moonrise 20:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 August 2068

Thursday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 01:14 Fri, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:04 to 15:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 to 07:30
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 01:14 Fri · Panchami until 22:24 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:09, then Revati until 21:04 Fri
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:21, then Shula until 19:54 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:50 · Balava until 01:14 Fri · Kaulava until 11:46 Fri

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
  • Moonset08:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiThursday 16 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiThursday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.