Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:34 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 18:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 April 2007

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:06, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:34 to 17:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:34 to 17:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:50

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:06 · Pratipada until 13:18 Wed
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:11, then Ashwini until 09:10 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, Vishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:52, then Vishkambha until 03:34 Wed, then Priti until 23:21 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 07:01 · Naga until 17:06 · Kimstughna until 03:11 Wed · Bava until 13:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 17 April
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 17 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 27 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 18:54.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 28 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday between 05:43 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.