Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 January 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:41. Yamaganda 09:52 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 13:46. Rahu Kalam 15:04 to 16:23.00061218Moonset 09:10Moonrise 20:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 January 1996

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 09:23, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:04 to 16:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:10
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:52 to 11:10
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 13:46
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:04 to 16:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 09:23 · Chaturthi until 11:19 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:41, then Magha until 11:04 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:59, then Ayushman until 13:18 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:23 · Bava until 22:24 · Balava until 11:19 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 9 January

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.