Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 26 August 2061A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Gulika Kalam 07:33 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:36 to 17:12.00061218Moonset 02:04Moonrise 15:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 26 August 2061

Friday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:19 Sat, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:47.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:33 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:36 to 17:12
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:04 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 02:19 Sat · Dwadashi until 03:32 Sun
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:23, then Purva Ashadha until 12:32 Sat
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:41, then Ayushman until 18:48 Sat
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:30 · Vishti until 02:19 Sat · Bava until 15:00 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday
  • Moonrise15:58Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVrishaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:47.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 9 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday 11 Sep after sunrise.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.