Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 31 August 2001A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Gulika Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 04:20Moonrise 17:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 31 August 2001

Friday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 22:18, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 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.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:33 to 17:08
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:20 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 22:18 · Chaturdashi until 00:47 Sun
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:07 Sat, then Dhanishtha until 07:08 Sun
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:33 Sat, then Atiganda until 02:32 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:04 · Taitila until 22:18 · Gara until 11:33 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise17:30Upper 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.

  • PradoshFriday 31 August

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.