Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 June 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:26, sunset 19:23. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:53. Yamaganda 12:25 to 14:09. Gulika Kalam 15:54 to 17:38. Rahu Kalam 17:38 to 19:23.00061218Moonset 15:28Moonrise 02:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 June 2008

Sunday is Yogini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:51, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:27 and 08:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 June

Rahu Kalam runs 17:38 to 19:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:26
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:25 to 14:09
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:28
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:54 to 17:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:38 to 19:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:11 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 21:51 · Dwadashi until 18:32 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:26, then Krittika until 19:56 Mon
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:41, then Dhriti until 07:04 Mon
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:22 · Balava until 21:51 · Kaulava until 08:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 57 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Yogini EkadashiSunday 29 JuneBreak the fast on Monday between 05:27 and 08:13.

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 13 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.
  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 14 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 07:38.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.