Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 May 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:27, sunset 19:08. Yamaganda 08:53 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:43 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 02:36Moonrise 13:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 May 2002

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:47, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:43 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:53 to 10:35
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:43 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:36 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 09:47 · Dashami until 07:09 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:08, then Uttara Phalguni until 12:14 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:00, then Vajra until 16:40 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:47 · Taitila until 20:30 · Gara until 07:09 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe 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

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 22 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:41 and 19:09.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 23 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.