Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 May 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:35, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 08:56 to 10:37. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:39 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 03:38Moonrise 15:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 May 2006

Tuesday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:19, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:34 and 08:15.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:39 to 17:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:35
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:56 to 10:37
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:39 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:38 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:35 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:19 · Dwadashi until 09:22 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:35, then Hasta until 17:06 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:18, then Vajra until 18:48 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:19 · Bava until 20:24 · Balava until 09:22 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:35The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 9 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:34 and 08:15.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 23 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:27 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.