Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 2 August 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 19:11. Gulika Kalam 07:24 to 09:05. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:49 to 17:30.00061218Moonset 15:44Moonrise 02:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 2 August 2013

Friday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:33, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:44 and 08:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:24 to 09:05
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:44
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:49 to 17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:11
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:34 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 18:33 · Dwadashi until 21:04 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:21, then Mrigashira until 11:27 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:43, then Vyaghata until 10:47 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:33 · Kaulava until 07:49 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:11Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 2 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:44 and 08:25.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 17 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:52 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.