Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 26 July 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 19:16. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:10. Gulika Kalam 15:52 to 17:34. Rahu Kalam 17:34 to 19:16.00061218Moonset 19:54Moonrise 05:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 26 July 1987

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 04:32 Mon, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:34 to 19:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:10
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:52 to 17:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:34 to 19:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:16
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 04:32 Mon · Dwitiya until 06:51 Tue
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:17, then Ashlesha until 21:13 Mon
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:03, then Siddhi until 08:01 Mon
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 15:20 · Bava until 04:32 Mon · Balava until 17:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:16Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe 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

  • 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.