Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 14 August 2054A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Gulika Kalam 07:29 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:44 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 03:03Moonrise 16:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 14 August 2054

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:51 and 07:39.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:29 to 09:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:44 to 17:23
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:03 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 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:39 Sat
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:38, then Purva Ashadha until 17:12 Sat
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:45, then Priti until 20:24 Sat
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:41 · Balava until 07:39 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 12 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise16:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 05:51 and 07:39.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 29 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.