Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 27 August 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 07:33 to 09:10. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Rahu Kalam 12:22 to 13:59.00061218Moonset 16:24Moonrise 03:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 27 August 2008

Wednesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:07, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 06:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 12:22 to 13:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:33 to 09:10
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:22
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:22 to 13:59
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:00 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:07 · Dwadashi until 06:51 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:48 Thu, then Pushya until 02:27 Fri
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:24, then Vyatipata until 07:28 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:07 · Kaulava until 19:58 · Taitila until 06:51 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiWednesday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 06:51.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:05 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.