Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 28 August 2122A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:48. Gulika Kalam 07:33 to 09:10. Rahu Kalam 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 15:35 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 16:17Moonrise 03:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 28 August 2122

Friday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 05:03 Sat, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 10:46 to 12:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:33 to 09:10
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:35 to 17:11
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:13 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 05:03 Sat · Trayodashi until 04:57 Sun
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:01 Sat, then Pushya until 04:36 Sun
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:18, then Vyatipata until 09:57 Sat
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:15 · Taitila until 05:03 Sat · Gara until 16:57 Sat

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 28 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 12 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:06 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.