Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 15 August 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:01. Gulika Kalam 05:51 to 07:29. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 14:04 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 23:32Moonrise 12:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 15 August 2116

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:21 Sun, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 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 07:29
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:48
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:04 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 02:21 Sun · Navami until 02:44 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:29 Sun, then Anuradha until 02:32 Mon
  • YogaShukla, Brahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:32, then Brahma until 05:22 Sun, then Indra until 04:44 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:24 · Bava until 02:21 Sun · Balava until 14:28 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSaturday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:56.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.