Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 May 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:05. Yamaganda 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:41 to 17:23.00061218Moonset 07:34Moonrise 22:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 May 2006

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:37, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:41 to 17:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:34
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:54 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:41 to 17:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:05
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:29

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 10:37 · Chaturthi until 09:16 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:18, then Purva Ashadha until 20:35 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:03, then Sadhya until 10:53 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 10:37 · Bava until 21:59 · Balava until 09:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:05Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:29Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 16 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 23 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:27 and 08:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.