Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 27 July 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 19:15. Gulika Kalam 05:40 to 07:22. Rahu Kalam 09:04 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:09 to 15:51.00061218Moonset 03:11Moonrise 16:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 27 July 1996

Saturday is Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:23, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:04 to 10:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:40 to 07:22
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:04 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:09 to 15:51
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:11 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:23 · Dwadashi until 03:22 Sun · Trayodashi until 23:51 Sun
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:45, then Mula until 16:15 Sun
  • YogaBrahma, Indra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:59, then Indra until 03:27 Sun, then Vaidhriti until 23:30 Sun
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:23 · Bava until 16:56 · Balava until 03:22 Sun · Kaulava until 13:40 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:15Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday
  • Moonrise16:10Upper 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.

  • 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.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiSaturday 27 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 9 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:46 and 19:04.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 10 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:49 and 05:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.