Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 July 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 19:15. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:09. Gulika Kalam 15:51 to 17:33. Rahu Kalam 17:33 to 19:15.00061218Moonset 13:06Moonrise 00:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 July 1997

Sunday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:16, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 27 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:33 to 19:15. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:09
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:06
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:51 to 17:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:33 to 19:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:37 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:16 · Navami until 10:13 Mon
  • NakshatraAshwini, Bharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:51, then Bharani until 05:27 Mon, then Krittika until 05:31 Tue
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:29, then Ganda until 14:42 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:16 · Taitila until 22:41 · Gara until 10:13 Mon

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 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiSunday 27 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiWednesday 30 JulyBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:42 and 08:24.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.