Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 18 August 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:57. Gulika Kalam 05:52 to 07:30. Rahu Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:03 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 01:57Moonrise 15:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 18 August 2040

Saturday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:32, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:56.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:08 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:52 to 07:30
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:03 to 15:41
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:57 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:32 · Ekadashi until 04:44 Sun · Dwadashi until 01:29 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:20 Sun, then Purva Ashadha until 00:56 Mon
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:04 Sun, then Priti until 20:24 Sun
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:32 · Vanija until 18:12 · Vishti until 04:44 Sun · Bava until 15:09 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise15:37Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:56.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:01 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.