Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 14 April 1998A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 07:30Moonrise 20:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 14 April 1998

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 08:30, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:34 to 17:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:30
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:10 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 08:30 · Tritiya until 10:24 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:46 Wed, then Anuradha until 04:59 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:09 Wed, then Vyatipata until 01:27 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 08:30 · Vanija until 21:29 · Vishti until 10:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:55Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 22 AprilBreak the fast on Friday 24 Apr after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.