Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 29 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:47. Gulika Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 03:27Moonrise 16:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 29 August 2031

Friday is Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 00:48 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:34 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:34 to 17:10
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:27 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 00:48 Sat · Trayodashi until 21:26 Sat
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:46, then Uttara Ashadha until 07:18 Sat
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:46, then Saubhagya until 08:59 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:26 · Balava until 00:48 Sat · Kaulava until 11:08 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:14Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiFriday 12 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:05 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.