Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 August 2096A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:57. Gulika Kalam 05:53 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:03 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 19:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 August 2096

Saturday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 08:32, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:53 to 07:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:03 to 15:41
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 08:32 · Pratipada until 07:50 Sun
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:41, then Magha until 06:41 Sun
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:25 Sun, then Shiva until 02:12 Mon
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 08:32 · Kimstughna until 20:07 · Bava until 07:50 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 4 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraNalaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonSaturday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiWednesday 29 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.