Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:21. Rahu Kalam 17:21 to 19:00.00061218Moonset 15:34Moonrise 01:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 August 2009

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:42, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:21 to 19:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:04
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:21
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:21 to 19:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:59 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:42 · Ekadashi until 04:56 Mon · Dwadashi until 01:49 Tue
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:49, then Ardra until 17:38 Mon
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:02, then Vajra until 16:31 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:42 · Bava until 18:22 · Balava until 04:56 Mon · Kaulava until 15:25 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Simha sankrantiSunday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.