Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 2 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:43, sunset 19:11. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:08. Gulika Kalam 15:49 to 17:30. Rahu Kalam 17:30 to 19:11.00061218Moonset 03:03Moonrise 16:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 2 August 2009

Sunday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 22:52, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 August

Rahu Kalam runs 17:30 to 19:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:43
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:08
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:49 to 17:30
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:30 to 19:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:11
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:03 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:43 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 22:52 · Trayodashi until 01:25 Tue
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:31 Mon, then Purva Ashadha until 07:39 Tue
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:18 Mon, then Vishkambha until 05:24 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:38 · Balava until 22:52 · Kaulava until 12:08 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:43The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:11Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise16:45Upper 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.