Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 2 May 1989A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 08:59 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:17.00061218Moonset 15:35Moonrise 03:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 2 May 1989

Tuesday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 06:58, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:59 to 10:39
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:47 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 06:58 · Dwadashi until 03:48 Wed · Trayodashi until 00:22 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:32, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 10:05 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:30 Wed, then Vishkambha until 21:36 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:58 · Kaulava until 17:26 · Taitila until 03:48 Wed · Gara until 14:07 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 2 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 16 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:30 and 08:12.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.