Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 26 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Rahu Kalam 07:33 to 09:09. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 14:00 to 15:36.00061218Moonset 15:27Moonrise 02:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 26 August 2019

Monday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:03, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 18:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:33 to 09:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:33 to 09:09
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:00 to 15:36
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:10 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 07:03 · Ekadashi until 05:10 Tue · Dwadashi until 02:36 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:56 Tue, then Punarvasu until 01:13 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:10, then Siddhi until 09:26 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:03 · Bava until 18:12 · Balava until 05:10 Tue · Kaulava until 15:58 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 18:48.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 9 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:05 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.