Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 14 August 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 12:26 to 14:04. Gulika Kalam 15:43 to 17:22. Rahu Kalam 17:22 to 19:01.00061218Moonset 02:42Moonrise 15:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 14 August 2016

Sunday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:32, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:51 and 08:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:22 to 19:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:26 to 14:04
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:43 to 17:22
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:44
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:22 to 19:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:42 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 17:32 · Dwadashi until 17:49 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:46, then Purva Ashadha until 00:34 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:47 Mon, then Priti until 01:48 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:32 · Bava until 05:46 Mon · Balava until 17:49 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 14 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:51 and 08:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.