Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 August 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:22 to 13:58. Gulika Kalam 15:34 to 17:11. Rahu Kalam 17:11 to 18:47.00061218Moonset 15:48Moonrise 02:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 August 2016

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:22, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:11 to 18:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:22 to 13:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:34 to 17:11
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:11 to 18:47
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:53 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 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 15:22 · Dwadashi until 14:30 Mon
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:18, then Punarvasu until 09:03 Mon
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:51, then Vyatipata until 11:03 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:22 · Kaulava until 02:53 Mon · Taitila until 14:30 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 13 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 07:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.