Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 August 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 09:07 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:07. Rahu Kalam 15:46 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 02:16Moonrise 15:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 August 2011

Tuesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:01 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 08:26.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:46 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:07 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:07
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:46 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:16 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:01 Wed · Dwadashi until 23:33 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:22, then Mula until 15:29 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:02 Wed, then Vishkambha until 02:41 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:24 · Vishti until 00:01 Wed · Bava until 11:44 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 9 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 08:26.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.