Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 August 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 07:34 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:58.00061218Moonset 02:33Moonrise 16:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 August 2001

Wednesday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:37, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:02
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:33 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 17:37 · Dwadashi until 19:52 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:16, then Uttara Ashadha until 01:07 Fri
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:45, then Saubhagya until 00:36 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:37 · Bava until 06:43 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:02Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 29 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:59 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 13 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday 15 Sep after sunrise.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.