Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 18 August 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Gulika Kalam 07:30 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:25. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 15:42 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 21:07Moonrise 09:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 18 August 2102

Friday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 11:29, then Panchami.

Observed today Simha sankranti, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:25. 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.07:30 to 09:08
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:34
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:25
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:42 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:07

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 11:29 · Panchami until 11:56 Sat
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:11, then Chitra until 23:04 Sat
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:59, then Shubha until 21:10 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:29 · Bava until 23:47 · Balava until 11:56 Sat

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 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiFriday 18 August
  • chaturthiFriday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:30.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 25 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.