Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 August 2086A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Gulika Kalam 05:52 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:03 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 23:25Moonrise 12:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 August 2086

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 06:51, then Ashtami.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:47. 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.05:52 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:37
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:03 to 15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 06:51 · Ashtami until 08:30 Sun
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:05 Sun, then Anuradha until 03:51 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:25 Sun, then Indra until 01:22 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:51 · Vishti until 19:46 · Bava until 08:30 Sun

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
  • Moonset23:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiSaturday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:55 and 07:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.