Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 January 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:57. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:34 to 13:55. Rahu Kalam 15:16 to 16:37.00061218Moonset 10:53Moonrise 00:31

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 January 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 21:20, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:16 to 16:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:14
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:34 to 13:55
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:16 to 16:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:31 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 21:20 · Ashtami until 23:48 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:22, then Swati until 19:14 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:16, then Shula until 07:57 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:11 · Bava until 21:20 · Balava until 10:33 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:57Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:31Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSaturday 2 FebruaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:01.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 3 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday between 07:09 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.