Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 18 July 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:20. Rahu Kalam 07:18 to 09:01. Yamaganda 10:44 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 14:10 to 15:53.00061218Moonset 02:42Moonrise 16:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 18 July 2005

Monday is Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:52, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 July

Rahu Kalam runs 07:18 to 09:01. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:18 to 09:01
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:44 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:10 to 15:53
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:42 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 05:52 · Dwadashi until 03:15 Tue · Trayodashi until 00:02 Wed
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:05, then Jyeshtha until 09:07 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:32, then Brahma until 10:10 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 05:52 · Bava until 16:38 · Balava until 03:15 Tue · Kaulava until 13:42 Tue

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
  • Moonset02:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:28Upper 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 Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 18 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiMonday 18 July

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.