Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 31 August 2047A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Gulika Kalam 05:59 to 07:34. Rahu Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Yamaganda 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 02:48Moonrise 16:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 31 August 2047

Saturday is Parsva Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:07, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:59 to 07:34
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:57 to 15:33
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:48 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:07 · Dwadashi until 14:23 Sun
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:22, then Uttara Ashadha until 17:23 Sun
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:05, then Saubhagya until 15:27 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:07 · Bava until 02:43 Sun · Balava until 14:23 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiMonday 16 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:07 and 06:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.