Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 April 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:04, sunset 18:43. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:49. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 18:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 April 1986

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 10:20, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 8 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:33 to 17:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:49
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:33 to 17:08
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 10:20 · Amavasya until 11:38 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:34, then Revati until 20:35 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:02 Wed, then Vaidhriti until 04:15 Thu
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 10:20 · Chatushpada until 22:56 · Naga until 11:38 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 39 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 8 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 20 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 18:50.
  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.