Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 26 July 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 19:16. Yamaganda 07:21 to 09:03. Gulika Kalam 10:45 to 12:28. Rahu Kalam 12:28 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 20:17Moonrise 06:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 26 July 2006

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 11:30, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:28 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:25
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:21 to 09:03
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:45 to 12:28
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:28 to 14:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:16
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:17

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 11:30 · Dwitiya until 13:25 Thu
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:00 Thu, then Magha until 07:46 Fri
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:56, then Vyatipata until 17:34 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:30 · Balava until 00:25 Thu · Kaulava until 13:25 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:16Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe 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

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:12 and 08:25.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.