Day dial for New Delhi, Wednesday 12 July 2079A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:32, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 07:16 to 08:59. Gulika Kalam 10:43 to 12:27. Rahu Kalam 12:27 to 14:11.00061218Moonset 04:24Moonrise 18:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Wednesday 12 July 2079

Wednesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 July

Rahu Kalam runs 12:27 to 14:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:32
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.07:16 to 08:59
  3. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.10:43 to 12:27
  4. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.12:27 to 14:11
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:24 Thu

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraBudhavaraWednesday, the day of Mercury (Me)From sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashiThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 06:58 Thu
  • NakshatraMulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:48 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:52, then Indra until 19:35 Thu
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 17:54 · Vanija until 06:58 Thu

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityThursday
  • Moonrise18:18Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 24 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:50 and 19:16.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 25 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.