Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 20 June 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:22. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:51. Yamaganda 12:23 to 14:07. Gulika Kalam 15:52 to 17:37. Rahu Kalam 17:37 to 19:22.00061218Moonset 21:38Moonrise 07:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 20 June 2004

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 06:40, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 June

Rahu Kalam runs 17:37 to 19:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:51
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:23 to 14:07
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:52 to 17:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:37 to 19:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 06:40 · Tritiya until 08:43 Mon
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:05, then Pushya until 17:38 Mon
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:18, then Vyaghata until 17:53 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 06:40 · Taitila until 19:44 · Gara until 08:43 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiMonday 28 JuneBreak the fast on Wednesday 30 Jun after sunrise.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.