Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 May 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 08:57 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:39 to 17:19.00061218Moonset 18:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 May 1997

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 02:17 Wed, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 6 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:39 to 17:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:57 to 10:38
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:39 to 17:19
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 02:17 Wed · Pratipada until 00:32 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:38, then Bharani until 09:22 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:12, then Saubhagya until 15:34 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 15:18 · Naga until 02:17 Wed · Kimstughna until 13:21 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 6 May
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 6 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 18 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 05:29 and 08:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.