Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 April 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 09:03 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:36 to 17:14.00061218Moonset 01:54Moonrise 11:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 April 2007

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 00:24 Wed, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 24 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:36 to 17:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:03 to 10:42
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:48
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:36 to 17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:54 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 00:24 Wed · Navami until 01:35 Thu
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:11 Wed, then Ashlesha until 03:00 Thu
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:08, then Shula until 06:36 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:06 · Bava until 00:24 Wed · Balava until 12:55 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise11:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 24 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.