Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:58. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 23:29Moonrise 11:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 July 2008

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 21:29, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 July

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:58
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:26
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:44
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:29

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 21:29 · Ashtami until 22:50 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:32, then Hasta until 08:09 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:30 Thu, then Shiva until 00:40 Fri
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:03 · Vanija until 21:29 · Vishti until 10:05 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.