Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 20 August 2101A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Gulika Kalam 05:53 to 07:31. Rahu Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:51. Yamaganda 14:02 to 15:40.00061218Moonset 16:02Moonrise 02:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 20 August 2101

Saturday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday between 05:54 and 08:29.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 09:09 to 10:47. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:53 to 07:31
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:09 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:51
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:02 to 15:40
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:19 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:36 · Dwadashi until 22:31 Sun
  • NakshatraArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:09 Sun
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:13 Sun, then Siddhi until 03:41 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:31 · Balava until 20:36 · Kaulava until 09:37 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 20 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:54 and 08:29.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 3 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday 5 Sep after sunrise.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 4 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.