Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 6 August 2071A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 19:08. Yamaganda 05:46 to 07:26. Gulika Kalam 09:06 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:07 to 15:48.00061218Moonset 02:36Moonrise 15:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 6 August 2071

Thursday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 19:47, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:47 and 08:26.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:07 to 15:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:46 to 07:26
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:06 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:07 to 15:48
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:36 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 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 19:47 · Dwadashi until 22:04 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:57, then Mula until 19:48 Fri
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:04, then Vaidhriti until 12:53 Fri
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 06:43 · Vishti until 19:47 · Bava until 08:54 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 6 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:47 and 08:26.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:42 and 18:53.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 22 AugustFollowers 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.