Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 August 2070A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:59. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:03. Gulika Kalam 15:42 to 17:20. Rahu Kalam 17:20 to 18:59.00061218Moonset 02:34Moonrise 15:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 August 2070

Sunday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:19, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:53 and 08:29.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:20 to 18:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:03
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:42 to 17:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:20 to 18:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:34 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 21:19 · Dwadashi until 23:05 Mon
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:26, then Purva Ashadha until 01:45 Tue
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:46, then Priti until 23:11 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:17 · Vishti until 21:19 · Bava until 10:15 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 17 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 05:53 and 08:29.
  • Simha sankrantiSunday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday 2 Sep after sunrise.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 1 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.