Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 June 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:25, sunset 19:23. Yamaganda 08:54 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 14:09. Rahu Kalam 15:53 to 17:38.00061218Moonset 02:22Moonrise 15:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 June 2007

Tuesday is Nirjala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:00, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:26 and 08:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 June

Rahu Kalam runs 15:53 to 17:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:54 to 10:39
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 14:09
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:53 to 17:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:22 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 15:00 · Dwadashi until 16:49 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:04, then Vishakha until 12:34 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:02 Wed, then Sadhya until 04:22 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:00 · Bava until 03:58 Wed · Balava until 16:49 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:46Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Nirjala EkadashiTuesday 26 JuneBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:26 and 08:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiTuesday 10 JulyBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:25 and 08:17.
  • Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 11 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.