Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 July 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 19:16. Yamaganda 09:03 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 14:10. Rahu Kalam 15:52 to 17:34.00061218Moonset 15:28Moonrise 02:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 July 2011

Tuesday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:57 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:50 and 19:15.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:52 to 17:34. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:03 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 14:10
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:52 to 17:34
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:03 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 03:57 Wed · Dwadashi until 04:02 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:52, then Rohini until 07:16 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:04, then Dhruva until 19:22 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:37 · Balava until 03:57 Wed · Kaulava until 16:05 Wed

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 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 26 JulyBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:50 and 19:15.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 9 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 08:26.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.