Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 January 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 09:50 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:44. Rahu Kalam 15:02 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 12:26Moonrise 01:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 January 2005

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:18, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:02 to 16:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:50 to 11:08
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:44
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:26
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:02 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:30 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 11:18 · Navami until 10:47 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:33 Wed, then Swati until 06:00 Thu
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:56, then Sukarma until 16:08 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:18 · Taitila until 23:09 · Gara until 10:47 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 4 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.