Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 2 September 1994A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:42. Gulika Kalam 07:35 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:07.00061218Moonset 16:05Moonrise 03:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 2 September 1994

Friday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 04:49 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:35 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:07
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:20 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 04:49 Sat · Trayodashi until 03:50 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:51, then Pushya until 15:57 Sat
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:23, then Variyan until 09:59 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:03 · Taitila until 04:49 Sat · Gara until 16:25 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:35 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.