Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 August 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:03. Gulika Kalam 15:41 to 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 18:58.00061218Moonset 02:10Moonrise 15:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 August 2002

Sunday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:53 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 to 18:58. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:03
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:41 to 17:20
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 18:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:10 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:53 Mon · Dwadashi until 01:05 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:03 Mon, then Purva Ashadha until 00:56 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:03, then Priti until 20:08 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:57 · Vishti until 00:53 Mon · Bava until 12:56 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:46Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 3 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:01 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.