Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 17 July 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:10. Gulika Kalam 15:54 to 17:37. Rahu Kalam 17:37 to 19:20.00061218Moonset 01:49Moonrise 15:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 17 July 2005

Sunday is Devshayani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:45, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday 19 Jul after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 July

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:10
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:18
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:54 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.01:49 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:45 · Ekadashi until 05:52 Mon
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:22, then Anuradha until 11:05 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:21, then Shukla until 13:32 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:45 · Vanija until 18:54 · Vishti until 05:52 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 17 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday 19 Jul after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiSunday 31 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 06:15 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.