Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 26 July 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 19:16. Yamaganda 05:39 to 07:21. Gulika Kalam 09:03 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 14:10 to 15:52.00061218Moonset 02:33Moonrise 16:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 26 July 2007

Thursday is Devshayani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:45, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday between 05:40 and 07:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 July

Rahu Kalam runs 14:10 to 15:52. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:39 to 07:21
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:03 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:10 to 15:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:16
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:33 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:45 · Dwadashi until 07:32 Fri
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:27 Fri, then Mula until 01:28 Sat
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:36, then Indra until 13:07 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:45 · Bava until 19:13 · Balava until 07:32 Fri

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
  • Moonset02:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Devshayani EkadashiThursday 26 JulyBreak the fast on Friday between 05:40 and 07:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiThursday 9 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:48 and 06:26.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.