Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 24 July 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 19:17. Yamaganda 07:20 to 09:03. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:10.00061218Moonrise 19:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 24 July 2002

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 14:37, then Pratipada.

Observed today Guru Purnima, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 24 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:20 to 09:03
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:10
  5. SunsetNight hours follow.19:17
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 14:37 · Pratipada until 15:13 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:28, then Shravana until 20:50 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:59, then Priti until 11:26 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 14:37 · Balava until 02:51 Thu · Kaulava until 15:13 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:17Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 39 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Guru PurnimaWednesday 24 July
  • Full moonWednesday 24 July
  • Purnima fastWednesday 24 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:46 and 06:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.