Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 8 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:02, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 06:02 to 07:36. Gulika Kalam 09:11 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:44. Rahu Kalam 13:53 to 15:27.00061218Moonset 03:07Moonrise 15:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 8 September 2011

Thursday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:54, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:33.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 September

Rahu Kalam runs 13:53 to 15:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.06:02 to 07:36
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:11 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:44
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:53 to 15:27
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:07 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 06:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:54 · Dwadashi until 10:37 Fri
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:50, then Shravana until 00:23 Sat
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:08, then Shobhana until 07:39 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:54 · Bava until 22:13 · Balava until 10:37 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 8 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:03 and 08:33.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 23 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 18:16.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.