Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 18 July 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:20. Yamaganda 05:35 to 07:18. Gulika Kalam 09:01 to 10:44. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 14:10 to 15:53.00061218Moonset 20:51Moonrise 07:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 18 July 1996

Thursday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 05:00 Fri, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 July

Rahu Kalam runs 14:10 to 15:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:35 to 07:18
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:01 to 10:44
  5. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:10 to 15:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 05:00 Fri · Chaturthi until 07:12 Sat
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:15, then Magha until 14:11 Fri
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:37, then Vyatipata until 14:32 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:49 · Gara until 05:00 Fri · Vanija until 18:08 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe 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 EkadashiFriday 26 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday 28 Jul after sunrise.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 27 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.