Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 3 August 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:10. Gulika Kalam 07:25 to 09:06. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 15:49 to 17:30.00061218Moonset 15:52Moonrise 02:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 3 August 2040

Friday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:13, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:45 and 08:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:25 to 09:06
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:49 to 17:30
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:15 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:13 · Dwadashi until 22:41 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:53, then Mrigashira until 10:50 Sat
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:21, then Vyaghata until 08:16 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:03 · Balava until 20:13 · Kaulava until 09:26 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 3 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:45 and 08:25.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:56.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 19 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.