Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 July 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:36, sunset 19:19. Yamaganda 09:02 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:10. Rahu Kalam 15:53 to 17:36.00061218Moonset 15:58Moonrise 02:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 July 1987

Tuesday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:08, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:37 and 08:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:53 to 17:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:36
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:02 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:53 to 17:36
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:19
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:11 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:08 · Dwadashi until 19:07 Wed
  • NakshatraRohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:43 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:33 Wed, then Dhruva until 04:15 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:08 · Kaulava until 06:05 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:19Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 21 JulyBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:37 and 08:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Friday 7 Aug after sunrise.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.