Day dial for New Delhi, Monday 28 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 19:15. Rahu Kalam 07:22 to 09:04. Yamaganda 10:46 to 12:27. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 14:09 to 15:51.00061218Moonset 15:33Moonrise 01:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Monday 28 July 2008

Monday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:14, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:13.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 July

Rahu Kalam runs 07:22 to 09:04. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.07:22 to 09:04
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.10:46 to 12:27
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.14:09 to 15:51
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:51 Tue

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraSomavaraMonday, the day of the Moon (Mo)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:14 · Ekadashi until 03:21 Tue · Dwadashi until 00:20 Wed
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:57 Tue, then Mrigashira until 23:45 Tue
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:23, then Dhruva until 08:55 Tue
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:14 · Bava until 16:49 · Balava until 03:21 Tue · Kaulava until 13:51 Tue

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 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityTuesday

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.

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 28 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:13.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 12 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:50 and 08:27.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.