Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 16 August 2131A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 05:51 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:04 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 13:19Moonrise 00:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 16 August 2131

Thursday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:21, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:04 to 15:43. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:51 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:19
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:04 to 15:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:24 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:21 · Navami until 08:24 Fri
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:47, then Rohini until 20:44 Fri
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:23 Fri, then Vyaghata until 22:53 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:21 · Taitila until 21:21 · Gara until 08:24 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Thursday 16 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Thursday 16 August
  • ashtamiThursday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:44 and 18:57.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.