Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 May 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 08:58 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 08:15Moonrise 22:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 May 1999

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi all day.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 4 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:15
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:58 to 10:38
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthiThe fourth lunar day of the waning MoonChaturthi until 05:53 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:18, then Mula until 16:06 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:31 Wed, then Siddha until 03:12 Thu
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:45 · Balava until 05:53 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:11Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 4 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 11 MayBreak the fast on Thursday 13 May after sunrise.
  • Apara Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 12 MayFollowers 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.