Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 29 July 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:41, sunset 19:14. Yamaganda 07:23 to 09:04. Gulika Kalam 10:46 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:09.00061218Moonset 23:51Moonrise 13:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 29 July 2009

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:44, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:41
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:23 to 09:04
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:46 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:09
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:07
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:14
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:51

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 15:44 · Navami until 16:44 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:42, then Vishakha until 20:26 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:00 Thu, then Shukla until 02:02 Fri
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:44 · Balava until 04:09 Thu · Kaulava until 16:44 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:14Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise13:07Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 29 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 1 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:44 and 08:24.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.