Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 26 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 19:16. Gulika Kalam 05:39 to 07:21. Rahu Kalam 09:03 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 14:10 to 15:52.00061218Moonset 13:15Moonrise 00:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 26 July 2008

Saturday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:11, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 July

Rahu Kalam runs 09:03 to 10:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.05:39 to 07:21
  3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:03 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:15
  6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.14:10 to 15:52
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:04 Sun

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:11 · Navami until 08:53 Sun
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:16, then Bharani until 05:49 Sun
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:43, then Ganda until 15:41 Sun
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:11 · Taitila until 22:05 · Gara until 08:53 Sun

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:16Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the citySunday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar 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.

  • ashtamiSaturday 26 July

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.