Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 13 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:32, sunset 19:21. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:10. Gulika Kalam 15:54 to 17:38. Rahu Kalam 17:38 to 19:21.00061218Moonset 01:48Moonrise 15:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 13 July 2008

Sunday is Devshayani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:16 Mon, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:38 to 19:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:32
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:10
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:27
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:54 to 17:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:38 to 19:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:48 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 05:16 Mon · Dwadashi until 07:38 Tue
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:54, then Anuradha until 18:52 Mon
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:58 Mon, then Shukla until 03:55 Tue
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:04 · Vishti until 05:16 Mon · Bava until 18:28 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:27Upper 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.

  • Devshayani EkadashiSunday 13 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 13:50 and 19:21.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 28 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:13.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.