Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 July 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:28, sunset 19:23. Yamaganda 08:57 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 14:10. Rahu Kalam 15:54 to 17:39.00061218Moonset 02:36Moonrise 15:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 July 2017

Tuesday is Devshayani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:30 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 08:15.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:54 to 17:39. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:57 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 14:10
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:54 to 17:39
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:23
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:36 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 00:30 Wed · Dwadashi until 02:52 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:27 Wed, then Anuradha until 08:24 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:17, then Sadhya until 07:10 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:21 · Vishti until 00:30 Wed · Bava until 13:40 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:23Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Devshayani EkadashiTuesday 4 JulyBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 08:15.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiWednesday 19 JulyBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:50 and 19:18.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 20 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.