Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:40. Yamaganda 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 13:46. Rahu Kalam 15:04 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 17:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 January 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:07, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:04 to 16:22. 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.09:51 to 11:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 13:46
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:04 to 16:22
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:40

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:07 · Pratipada until 17:52 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:00, then Uttara Ashadha until 00:11 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:58 Wed, then Harshana until 03:14 Thu
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:07 · Kimstughna until 05:33 Wed · Bava until 17:52 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:40Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:29Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 8 January
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 8 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 18 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:36 and 17:49.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 19 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.