Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 27 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 19:15. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:28 to 14:09. Gulika Kalam 15:51 to 17:33. Rahu Kalam 17:33 to 19:15.00061218Moonset 14:24Moonrise 00:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 27 July 2008

Sunday in New Delhi.

Navami until 08:53, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:33 to 19:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:28 to 14:09
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:24
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:51 to 17:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:33 to 19:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:54 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 08:53 · Dashami until 06:14 Mon
  • NakshatraBharani, Krittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:49, then Krittika until 04:01 Mon, then Rohini until 01:57 Tue
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:41, then Vriddhi until 12:23 Mon
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:53 · Vanija until 19:36 · Vishti until 06:14 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:15Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

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

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.