Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 9 July 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 07:14 to 08:58. Gulika Kalam 10:42 to 12:26. Rahu Kalam 12:26 to 14:10.00061218Moonset 03:11Moonrise 16:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 9 July 2014

Wednesday is Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 02:36 Thu, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:26 to 14:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:14 to 08:58
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:42 to 12:26
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:26 to 14:10
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:11 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 02:36 Thu · Trayodashi until 23:50 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:10 Thu, then Jyeshtha until 23:15 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:42, then Shukla until 16:35 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:44 · Balava until 02:36 Thu · Kaulava until 13:18 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 52 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise16:10Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Devshayani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 9 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 22 JulyBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:38 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.