Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 April 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:42, sunset 18:55. Yamaganda 09:00 to 10:40. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:37 to 17:16.00061218Moonset 12:34Moonrise 02:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 April 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:05, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:37 to 17:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:42
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:00 to 10:40
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:37 to 17:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:07 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 08:05 · Navami until 08:16 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:09, then Dhanishtha until 12:51 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:37, then Shukla until 07:43 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:05 · Taitila until 20:17 · Gara until 08:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:55Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 13 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:07Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar 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.

  • ashtamiTuesday 29 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiThursday 1 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 3 May after sunrise.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 2 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.