Day dial for New Delhi, Friday 25 July 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 19:17. Gulika Kalam 07:21 to 09:03. Rahu Kalam 10:45 to 12:28. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 15:52 to 17:34.00061218Moonset 16:12Moonrise 02:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Friday 25 July 2003

Friday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 08:57, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Saturday between 05:39 and 08:22.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 July

Rahu Kalam runs 10:45 to 12:28. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.07:21 to 09:03
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.10:45 to 12:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.15:52 to 17:34
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:17
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:37 Sat

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShukravaraFriday, the day of Venus (Ve)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 08:57 · Dwadashi until 10:42 Sat
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:47, then Mrigashira until 17:59 Sat
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:51, then Dhruva until 07:19 Sat
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:57 · Kaulava until 21:54 · Taitila until 10:42 Sat

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 38 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySaturday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiFriday 25 JulyBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:39 and 08:22.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 8 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:47 and 08:26.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.