Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 August 2141A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:47. Rahu Kalam 07:34 to 09:10. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:22. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 13:59 to 15:35.00061218Moonset 16:12Moonrise 03:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 August 2141

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

Ekadashi until 07:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 07:34 to 09:10. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:34 to 09:10
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:22
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.13:59 to 15:35
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:14 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:36 · Dwadashi until 05:00 Tue · Trayodashi until 02:25 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:52 Tue, then Pushya until 02:04 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:18, then Vyatipata until 09:06 Tue
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:36 · Kaulava until 18:18 · Taitila until 05:00 Tue · Gara until 15:42 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 28 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 28 August

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.