Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 2 September 2108A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:42. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Yamaganda 12:21 to 13:56. Gulika Kalam 15:31 to 17:06. Rahu Kalam 17:06 to 18:42.00061218Moonset 15:56Moonrise 03:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 2 September 2108

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:54, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 06:01 and 07:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 September

Rahu Kalam runs 17:06 to 18:42. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:21 to 13:56
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:31 to 17:06
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:06 to 18:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:12 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:54 · Dwadashi until 07:43 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:31, then Pushya until 19:46 Mon
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:53, then Variyan until 15:49 Mon
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:54 · Kaulava until 20:54 · Taitila until 07:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 42 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:01 and 07:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:30 and 18:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.