Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 2 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:27, sunset 19:23. Yamaganda 07:12 to 08:56. Gulika Kalam 10:41 to 12:25. Rahu Kalam 12:25 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 18:57Moonrise 05:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 2 July 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 11:21, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 2 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:25 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:12 to 08:56
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:41 to 12:25
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:25 to 14:10
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:57
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:18 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 11:21 · Amavasya until 07:49 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:24, then Ardra until 11:44 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:06, then Dhruva until 15:11 Thu
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 11:21 · Chatushpada until 21:33 · Naga until 07:49 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaWednesday 2 July

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.