Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 15 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 19:21. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:10. Gulika Kalam 15:54 to 17:37. Rahu Kalam 17:37 to 19:21.00061218Moonset 16:14Moonrise 02:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 15 July 2012

Sunday is Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Monday between 05:34 and 06:00.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:37 to 19:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:33
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:10
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:54 to 17:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:37 to 19:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:56 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:01 Mon
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:58 Mon, then Mrigashira until 07:24 Tue
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:42, then Vriddhi until 11:28 Mon
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:56 · Taitila until 06:01 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 29 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 05:42 and 08:23.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.