Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 18 July 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:20. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:10. Gulika Kalam 15:53 to 17:37. Rahu Kalam 17:37 to 19:20.00061218Moonset 20:18Moonrise 06:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 18 July 2004

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 18:44, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:37 to 19:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:00
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:10
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:53 to 17:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:37 to 19:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:18

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 18:44 · Dwitiya until 20:16 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:22, then Ashlesha until 01:27 Tue
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:53 Mon, then Siddhi until 01:05 Tue
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 05:51 · Bava until 18:44 · Balava until 07:33 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:00Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Padmini EkadashiWednesday 28 JulyBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:41 and 08:23.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.