Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 23 August 2081A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Gulika Kalam 05:55 to 07:32. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Yamaganda 14:01 to 15:38.00061218Moonset 09:02Moonrise 20:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 23 August 2081

Saturday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 02:51 Sun, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:55 to 07:32
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:02
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:46
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:01 to 15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 02:51 Sun · Panchami until 04:55 Mon
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:09, then Revati until 14:00 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:13 Sun, then Ganda until 01:54 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:40 · Balava until 02:51 Sun · Kaulava until 15:56 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiSaturday 23 August
  • Sankashti ChaturthiSaturday 23 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:38 and 18:43.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 31 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.