Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 30 July 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:41, sunset 19:13. Yamaganda 07:23 to 09:04. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:09.00061218Moonset 15:58Moonrise 02:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 30 July 1997

Wednesday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:42 and 08:24.

Times forNew Delhi · 30 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:41
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:23 to 09:04
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:09
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:58
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:59 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:34 · Dwadashi until 09:56 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:04, then Mrigashira until 07:04 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:17, then Vyaghata until 11:38 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:34 · Kaulava until 21:42 · Taitila until 09:56 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 14 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:45 and 19:00.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 15 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.