Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 11 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:31, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 07:15 to 08:59. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 12:44Moonrise 00:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 11 July 2012

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:20, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 11 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:31
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:15 to 08:59
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:10
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:44
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:09 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:20 · Navami until 22:42 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:01, then Ashwini until 19:55 Thu
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:47, then Sukarma until 07:34 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:18 · Kaulava until 20:20 · Taitila until 09:29 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiWednesday 11 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiSaturday 14 JulyBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:50 and 19:20.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 15 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 05:34 and 06:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.