Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:03, sunset 18:43. Yamaganda 09:13 to 10:48. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 21:28Moonrise 07:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 April 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 23:19, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:33 to 17:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:03
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:11
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:13 to 10:48
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:33 to 17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 23:19 · Chaturthi until 20:06 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:54, then Krittika until 13:22 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:27, then Ayushman until 19:40 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:01 · Gara until 23:19 · Vanija until 09:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:11Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe 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

  • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:54 and 08:28.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.