Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 August 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 05:56 to 07:33. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Rahu Kalam 13:59 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 02:25Moonrise 16:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 August 2004

Thursday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:06, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 13:59 to 15:36. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:56 to 07:33
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:59 to 15:36
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:25 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 19:06 · Dwadashi until 16:10 Fri
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:13 Fri, then Uttara Ashadha until 01:03 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:43, then Ayushman until 08:16 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:32 · Vishti until 19:06 · Bava until 05:39 Fri · Balava until 16:10 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise16:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:57 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 10 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:05 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.