Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 5 September 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:01, sunset 18:38. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:45. Yamaganda 12:20 to 13:54. Gulika Kalam 15:29 to 17:04. Rahu Kalam 17:04 to 18:38.00061218Moonset 16:14Moonrise 03:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 5 September 2010

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 03:01 Mon, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 September

Rahu Kalam runs 17:04 to 18:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:01
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:45
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:20 to 13:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:29 to 17:04
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:04 to 18:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:23 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 03:01 Mon · Trayodashi until 23:37 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:53, then Pushya until 08:37 Mon
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:22, then Parigha until 19:32 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:33 · Taitila until 03:01 Mon · Gara until 13:22 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 18 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:29 and 18:21.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 06:09 and 07:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.