Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 August 2062A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 05:59 to 07:34. Gulika Kalam 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Rahu Kalam 13:57 to 15:33.00061218Moonset 16:44Moonrise 03:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 August 2062

Thursday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 23:38, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 13:57 to 15:33. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:59 to 07:34
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.13:57 to 15:33
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:21 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 23:38 · Trayodashi until 20:24 Fri
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:13, then Pushya until 13:48 Fri
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:48, then Variyan until 12:04 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:14 · Taitila until 23:38 · Gara until 10:01 Fri

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 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 31 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 14 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:07 and 08:34.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.