Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 31 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Rahu Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 02:47Moonrise 16:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 31 August 2009

Monday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:57, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:34 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:34 to 09:10
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:57 to 15:33
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:47 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 12:57 · Dwadashi until 15:31 Tue
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:13, then Uttara Ashadha until 17:19 Tue
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:48, then Saubhagya until 13:51 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:57 · Bava until 02:15 Tue · Balava until 15:31 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:09Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada 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.

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:00 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiTuesday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:07 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.