Day dial for New Delhi, Sunday 16 July 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Yamaganda 12:27 to 14:10. Gulika Kalam 15:54 to 17:37. Rahu Kalam 17:37 to 19:20.00061218Moonset 11:59Moonrise 00:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Sunday 16 July 2017

Sunday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 13:37, then Ashtami.

Observed today Karka sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 July

Rahu Kalam runs 17:37 to 19:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.12:27 to 14:10
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.15:54 to 17:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.17:37 to 19:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:07 Mon

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraRavivaraSunday, the day of the Sun (Su)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 13:37 · Ashtami until 12:05 Mon
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:20 Mon, then Ashwini until 23:18 Mon
  • YogaAtiganda, Sukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:23, then Sukarma until 05:15 Mon, then Dhriti until 02:39 Tue
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:37 · Balava until 00:56 Mon · Kaulava until 12:05 Mon

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityMonday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karka sankrantiSunday 16 July

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.