Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 17 July 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Yamaganda 05:34 to 07:17. Gulika Kalam 09:01 to 10:44. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 01:51Moonrise 15:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 17 July 1986

Thursday is Devshayani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 08:35, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Saturday 19 Jul after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 July

Rahu Kalam runs 14:10 to 15:54. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:34 to 07:17
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:01 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:10 to 15:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:51 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 08:35 · Ekadashi until 05:43 Fri
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:07, then Anuradha until 10:58 Fri
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:05, then Shukla until 13:33 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:35 · Vanija until 19:12 · Vishti until 05:43 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise15:16Upper 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.

  • Devshayani EkadashiThursday 17 JulyBreak the fast on Saturday 19 Jul after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 1 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:43 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.