Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 14 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 19:21. Rahu Kalam 07:16 to 09:00. Yamaganda 10:43 to 12:27. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 14:10 to 15:54.00061218Moonset 02:33Moonrise 16:22

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 14 July 2008

Monday is Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 07:38.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 July

Rahu Kalam runs 07:16 to 09:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:33
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:16 to 09:00
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:43 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:10 to 15:54
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:33 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:38 Tue
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:52, then Jyeshtha until 21:45 Tue
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:55 Tue, then Brahma until 04:47 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:28 · Balava until 07:38 Tue

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday
  • Moonrise16:22Upper 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 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.

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.