Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 2 January 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Yamaganda 09:49 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 13:43. Rahu Kalam 15:00 to 16:18.00061218Moonset 04:52Moonrise 15:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 2 January 1996

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 18:52, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:00 to 16:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:49 to 11:07
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 13:43
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:00 to 16:18
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:52 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 18:52 · Trayodashi until 21:18 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:36, then Rohini until 18:27 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:56, then Shubha until 08:37 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 18:52 · Kaulava until 08:04 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:05Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe 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

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.