Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 29 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:41, sunset 19:14. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:09. Gulika Kalam 15:51 to 17:32. Rahu Kalam 17:32 to 19:14.00061218Moonset 02:32Moonrise 15:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 29 July 2012

Sunday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 18:17, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Monday between 05:42 and 08:23.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:32 to 19:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:41
  2. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:09
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:51 to 17:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:32 to 19:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:14
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:32 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 18:17 · Dwadashi until 15:45 Mon
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:02 Mon, then Mula until 01:19 Tue
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:43, then Indra until 08:36 Mon
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:32 · Vishti until 18:17 · Bava until 05:01 Mon · Balava until 15:45 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:14Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday
  • Moonrise15:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 29 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 05:42 and 08:23.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 13 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 05:50 and 08:28.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.