Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 April 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 00:26Moonrise 09:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 April 1986

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 01:22 Wed, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:34 to 17:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:45
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:26 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 01:22 Wed · Saptami until 03:19 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:52, then Ardra until 13:35 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:27, then Atiganda until 09:12 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:14 · Taitila until 01:22 Wed · Gara until 14:25 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 50 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise09:41Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 15 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.