Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 July 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 19:15. Yamaganda 07:22 to 09:04. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:09.00061218Moonrise 19:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 July 1999

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 16:55, then Pratipada.

Observed today Guru Purnima, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 July

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:22 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:13
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 16:55 · Pratipada until 17:30 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:47, then Shravana until 16:04 Thu
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:47 Thu, then Ayushman until 00:09 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:55 · Balava until 05:16 Thu · Kaulava until 17:30 Thu

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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Guru PurnimaWednesday 28 July
  • Full moonWednesday 28 July
  • Purnima fastWednesday 28 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 7 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:34 and 08:26.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 8 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.