Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 2 September 2078A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:41. Gulika Kalam 07:35 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:21. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Yamaganda 15:31 to 17:06.00061218Moonset 16:19Moonrise 02:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 2 September 2078

Friday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 06:01 and 08:32.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 September

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:35 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:21
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:31 to 17:06
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:43 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 14:29 · Dwadashi until 13:38 Sat
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:07 Sat, then Pushya until 01:08 Sun
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:00, then Variyan until 19:20 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:29 · Kaulava until 02:01 Sat · Taitila until 13:38 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:41Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:01 and 08:32.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 17 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday 19 Sep after sunrise.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 18 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.