Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 January 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:09 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 14:49Moonrise 05:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 January 2007

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:45, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 16 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:09 to 16:28. 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.09:53 to 11:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:50
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:09 to 16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:42 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 12:45 · Trayodashi until 12:16 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:24, then Mula until 20:19 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:07, then Dhruva until 09:35 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:45 · Gara until 00:36 Wed · Vanija until 12:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 32 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:42Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 16 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 29 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:11 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.