Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 July 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:58. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 21:15Moonrise 07:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 July 1986

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 13:32, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:26
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 13:32 · Tritiya until 14:34 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:35, then Ashlesha until 14:16 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:57, then Vajra until 06:53 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:32 · Taitila until 02:06 Thu · Gara until 14:34 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:06Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiThursday 17 JulyBreak the fast on Saturday 19 Jul after sunrise.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 18 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.