Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 August 2115A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:42.00061218Moonset 17:07Moonrise 03:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 August 2115

Saturday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 15:32, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:51 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:42
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:32 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 15:32 · Trayodashi until 12:04 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:25, then Punarvasu until 08:48 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:50, then Siddhi until 09:55 Sun
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:32 · Gara until 01:50 Sun · Vanija until 12:04 Sun

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
  • Moonset17:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshSaturday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiFriday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 07:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.