Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 31 July 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 19:13. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:09. Gulika Kalam 15:50 to 17:32. Rahu Kalam 17:32 to 19:13.00061218Moonset 19:29Moonrise 06:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 31 July 2011

Sunday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 21:48, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:32 to 19:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:06
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:09
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:50 to 17:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:32 to 19:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:29

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 21:48 · Dwitiya until 19:07 Mon
  • NakshatraPushya, Ashlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:58, then Ashlesha until 04:17 Mon, then Magha until 02:20 Tue
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:00, then Vyatipata until 07:52 Mon
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 11:02 · Bava until 21:48 · Balava until 08:29 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • 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.