Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 July 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:33, sunset 19:21. Yamaganda 09:00 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:10. Rahu Kalam 15:54 to 17:37.00061218Moonset 03:24Moonrise 17:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 July 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 07:38, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 15 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:54 to 17:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:33
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:00 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:54 to 17:37
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:21
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:24 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:38 · Trayodashi until 09:52 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:45, then Mula until 00:26 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:47 Wed, then Indra until 05:27 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:38 · Kaulava until 20:47 · Taitila until 09:52 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:21Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise17:16Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 15 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamika EkadashiMonday 28 JulyBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:49 and 19:13.
  • Kamika Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.