Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 1 September 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:43. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:56. Gulika Kalam 15:32 to 17:07. Rahu Kalam 17:07 to 18:43.00061218Moonset 15:52Moonrise 03:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 1 September 2013

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 11:26, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:00 and 08:32.

Times forNew Delhi · 1 September

Rahu Kalam runs 17:07 to 18:43. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:32 to 17:07
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:07 to 18:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:01 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 11:26 · Dwadashi until 13:30 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:18 Mon, then Pushya until 02:44 Tue
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:24, then Variyan until 20:57 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 11:26 · Kaulava until 00:31 Mon · Taitila until 13:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 1 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:00 and 08:32.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSunday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:30 and 08:34.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 16 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.