Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 January 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:10 to 16:29.00061218Moonset 09:11Moonrise 20:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 January 2006

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 22:18, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:10 to 16:29. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:11
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:10 to 16:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 22:18 · Chaturthi until 01:02 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:06 Wed, then Purva Phalguni until 09:15 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:42, then Saubhagya until 17:40 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:58 · Vishti until 22:18 · Bava until 11:39 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe 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

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 25 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday 27 Jan after sunrise.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26 JanuaryFollowers 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.