Day dial for New Delhi, Thursday 20 July 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:36, sunset 19:19. Yamaganda 05:36 to 07:19. Gulika Kalam 09:02 to 10:45. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Rahu Kalam 14:10 to 15:53.00061218Moonset 16:12Moonrise 03:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Thursday 20 July 2017

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

Dwadashi until 01:13 Fri, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 July

Rahu Kalam runs 14:10 to 15:53. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:36
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.05:36 to 07:19
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.09:02 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:10 to 15:53
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:19
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:17 Fri

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraGuruvaraThursday, the day of Jupiter (Ju)From sunrise at 05:36 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:13 Fri · Trayodashi until 21:50 Fri
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:25, then Mrigashira until 14:53 Fri
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:37, then Dhruva until 12:48 Fri
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:52 · Taitila until 01:13 Fri · Gara until 11:32 Fri

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:36The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:19Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityFriday

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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 3 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:45 and 08:25.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.