Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 August 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Gulika Kalam 07:32 to 09:09. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Yamaganda 15:37 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 15:26Moonrise 02:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 August 2000

Friday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:06, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:49.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:32 to 09:09
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:26
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:37 to 17:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:13 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:06 · Ekadashi until 04:20 Sat · Dwadashi until 01:18 Sun
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:26 Sat, then Punarvasu until 00:13 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:23, then Siddhi until 08:59 Sat
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:06 · Bava until 17:45 · Balava until 04:20 Sat · Kaulava until 14:50 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:49.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 9 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:04 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.