Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 16 August 2115A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Gulika Kalam 07:29 to 09:08. Rahu Kalam 10:47 to 12:26. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Yamaganda 15:43 to 17:22.00061218Moonset 16:03Moonrise 02:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 16 August 2115

Friday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:46, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:28.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:47 to 12:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:29 to 09:08
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:47 to 12:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:43 to 17:22
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:23 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 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 18:46 · Dwadashi until 15:32 Sat
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:45, then Ardra until 11:25 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:33, then Vajra until 13:50 Sat
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:15 · Balava until 18:46 · Kaulava until 05:12 Sat · Taitila until 15:32 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:52 and 08:28.

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiFriday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 06:00 and 07:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.