Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 15 August 2126A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 05:50 to 07:29. Gulika Kalam 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Rahu Kalam 14:05 to 15:43.00061218Moonset 16:09Moonrise 03:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 15 August 2126

Thursday is Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 04:24 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 14:05 to 15:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:50 to 07:29
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:05 to 15:43
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:14 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 04:24 Fri · Trayodashi until 02:42 Sat
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:03 Fri, then Punarvasu until 01:11 Sat
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:28, then Vajra until 06:35 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:58 · Taitila until 04:24 Fri · Gara until 15:38 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:14Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 15 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:58 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.