Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 June 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 05:24 to 07:08. Gulika Kalam 08:53 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:51. Rahu Kalam 14:07 to 15:52.00061218Moonset 03:07Moonrise 16:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 June 2013

Thursday is Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:36, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 June

Rahu Kalam runs 14:07 to 15:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:24 to 07:08
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.08:53 to 10:38
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:51
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:07 to 15:52
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:07 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 06:36 · Dwadashi until 03:50 Fri · Trayodashi until 00:33 Sat
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:53, then Vishakha until 09:47 Fri
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:24, then Siddha until 10:55 Fri
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:36 · Bava until 17:17 · Balava until 03:50 Fri · Kaulava until 14:15 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday
  • Moonrise16:01Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 20 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiThursday 20 June

Next Ekadashi

  • Yogini EkadashiWednesday 3 JulyBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:49 and 19:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.