Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 8 August 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 19:07. Rahu Kalam 07:26 to 09:07. Yamaganda 10:47 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 14:07 to 15:47.00061218Moonset 16:23Moonrise 02:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 8 August 1988

Monday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:21, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 08:26.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:26 to 09:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:26 to 09:07
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:47 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:07 to 15:47
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:30 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:21 · Dwadashi until 12:24 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:04, then Ardra until 17:51 Tue
  • YogaVyaghata, Harshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:55, then Harshana until 05:41 Tue, then Vajra until 05:48 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:21 · Kaulava until 23:49 · Taitila until 12:24 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 8 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:48 and 08:26.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:51.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.