Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 July 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:59. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 16:34Moonrise 02:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 July 2007

Wednesday is Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 23:33, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 11 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:15 to 08:59
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:10
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:34
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:50 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 23:33 · Trayodashi until 21:15 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:18, then Rohini until 06:40 Thu
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:11, then Vriddhi until 19:14 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:46 · Taitila until 23:33 · Gara until 10:22 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshadhaLunar 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiThursday 26 JulyBreak the fast on Friday between 05:40 and 07:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.