Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 August 2112A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 05:52 to 07:30. Gulika Kalam 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:03 to 15:41.00061218Moonset 16:12Moonrise 02:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 August 2112

Thursday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:10, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:53 and 08:29.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:03 to 15:41. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:52 to 07:30
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:09 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:03 to 15:41
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:52 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:10 · Dwadashi until 10:33 Fri
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:43 Fri, then Punarvasu until 02:58 Sat
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:35, then Siddhi until 23:53 Fri
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:10 · Kaulava until 21:48 · Taitila until 10:33 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:53 and 08:29.
  • Simha sankrantiThursday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiFriday 2 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:37 and 18:40.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 3 SeptemberFollowers 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.