Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 August 2141A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:48. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Yamaganda 12:23 to 13:59. Gulika Kalam 15:36 to 17:12. Rahu Kalam 17:12 to 18:48.00061218Moonset 15:20Moonrise 02:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 August 2141

Sunday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 10:08, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday 29 Aug after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:12 to 18:48. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 13:59
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:20
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:36 to 17:12
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:12 to 18:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:07 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 10:08 · Ekadashi until 07:36 Mon
  • NakshatraMrigashira, Ardra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:24, then Ardra until 05:40 Mon, then Punarvasu until 03:52 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:28, then Siddhi until 12:18 Mon
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:08 · Bava until 20:53 · Balava until 07:36 Mon

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 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday 29 Aug after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

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