Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 28 July 2004A 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 14:09.00061218Moonset 02:28Moonrise 16:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 28 July 2004

Wednesday is Padmini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:20, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Thursday between 05:41 and 08:23.

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.16:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:28 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 13:20 · Dwadashi until 10:06 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:39, then Mula until 21:06 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:18, then Indra until 06:38 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:20 · Bava until 23:45 · Balava until 10:06 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 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:11Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiWednesday 11 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:14 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.