Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 28 July 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 19:15. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:09. Gulika Kalam 15:51 to 17:33. Rahu Kalam 17:33 to 19:15.00061218Moonset 02:37Moonrise 16:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 28 July 1985

Sunday is Padmini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:42, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:41 and 07:42.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:33 to 19:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:09
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:51 to 17:33
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:19
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:33 to 19:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:37 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:42 · Dwadashi until 07:42 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:59, then Mula until 19:51 Mon
  • YogaBrahma, Indra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:24, then Indra until 04:43 Mon, then Vaidhriti until 02:11 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:42 · Bava until 20:41 · Balava until 07:42 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:15Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Padmini EkadashiSunday 28 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 05:41 and 07:42.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiMonday 12 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:50 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.