Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 August 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 05:53 to 07:31. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Rahu Kalam 14:02 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 03:02Moonrise 16:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 August 2048

Thursday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:49, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 07:08.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:02 to 15:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:53 to 07:31
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:02 to 15:40
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:02 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:49 · Dwadashi until 07:08 Fri
  • NakshatraMula, Purva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:32, then Purva Ashadha until 04:40 Fri, then Uttara Ashadha until 02:47 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:21, then Ayushman until 19:05 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:49 · Bava until 20:29 · Balava until 07:08 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise16:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 20 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 07:08.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.