Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 28 August 2027A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 05:57 to 07:33. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 13:59 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 16:14Moonrise 02:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 28 August 2027

Saturday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:43, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:58 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:10 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:57 to 07:33
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
    5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:59 to 15:35
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:14
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:53 Sun

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:43 · Dwadashi until 09:36 Sun
    • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:33, then Punarvasu until 06:18 Sun
    • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:07, then Vyatipata until 09:28 Sun
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:43 · Kaulava until 23:12 · Taitila until 09:36 Sun

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
    • Moonset16:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise02:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Aja EkadashiSaturday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:58 and 08:31.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 11 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:05 and 08:33.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.