Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 1 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 19:12. Gulika Kalam 05:43 to 07:24. Rahu Kalam 09:05 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 14:09 to 15:50.00061218Moonset 02:10Moonrise 15:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 1 August 2009

Saturday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:27, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:44 and 08:24.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:05 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:43 to 07:24
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:05 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:09 to 15:50
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:12
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:10 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 20:27 · Dwadashi until 22:52 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:30 Sun, then Mula until 04:31 Mon
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:18 Sun, then Vaidhriti until 04:18 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:21 · Vishti until 20:27 · Bava until 09:38 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:12Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 1 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:44 and 08:24.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.