Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:51. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:11 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 13:52. Rahu Kalam 15:11 to 16:31.00061218Moonset 12:50Moonrise 03:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 January 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 00:45 Wed, then Ekadashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:11 to 16:31. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:13
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:11 to 12:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 13:52
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:11 to 16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:16 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 00:45 Wed · Ekadashi until 03:17 Thu
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:37, then Anuradha until 20:30 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:57, then Vriddhi until 00:45 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:36 · Vishti until 00:45 Wed · Bava until 13:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:51Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:16Upper 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
  • 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

  • Shattila EkadashiWednesday 21 JanuaryBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:37 and 17:52.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.