Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 22 July 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 19:18. Yamaganda 09:02 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:10. Rahu Kalam 15:53 to 17:35.00061218Moonset 15:34Moonrise 02:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 22 July 2014

Tuesday is Kamika Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 20:43, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:38 and 08:21.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:53 to 17:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:02 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:10
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:53 to 17:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:33 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 20:43 · Dwadashi until 22:09 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:53, then Rohini until 07:43 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:41 Wed, then Dhruva until 02:55 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:09 · Balava until 20:43 · Kaulava until 09:23 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:18Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamika EkadashiTuesday 22 JulyBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:38 and 08:21.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 7 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:47 and 08:26.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.