Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 January 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 13:52. Rahu Kalam 15:12 to 16:31.00061218Moonset 09:29Moonrise 20:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 January 2003

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 11:34, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:12 to 16:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 13:52
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:12 to 16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:56

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 11:34 · Chaturthi until 09:29 Wed
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:21, then Purva Phalguni until 10:56 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:14, then Shobhana until 14:18 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:34 · Bava until 22:32 · Balava until 09:29 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:56Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 21 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 28 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.