Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 February 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 18:03. Yamaganda 09:51 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 13:57. Rahu Kalam 15:19 to 16:41.00061218Moonset 14:42Moonrise 04:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 February 1997

Tuesday is Shattila Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 07:12.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:19 to 16:41. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:51 to 11:13
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 13:57
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:42
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:19 to 16:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:03
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:39 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 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 09:53 · Dwadashi until 07:13 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:04 Wed, then Purva Ashadha until 23:41 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:42 Wed, then Vajra until 23:55 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:53 · Kaulava until 20:38 · Taitila until 07:13 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:03Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:39Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 4 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 07:12.

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:13.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 18 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:57 and 08:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.