Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 31 July 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 19:13. Yamaganda 05:42 to 07:23. Gulika Kalam 09:05 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Rahu Kalam 14:09 to 15:50.00061218Moonset 16:49Moonrise 03:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 31 July 1997

Thursday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:56, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 31 July

Rahu Kalam runs 14:09 to 15:50. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:42 to 07:23
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:05 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:09 to 15:50
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:49
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:50 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 09:56 · Trayodashi until 10:46 Fri
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:04, then Ardra until 08:30 Fri
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:38, then Harshana until 11:20 Fri
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 09:56 · Gara until 22:18 · Vanija until 10:46 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • PradoshThursday 31 July

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.