Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 27 January 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:56. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:34 to 13:55. Rahu Kalam 15:15 to 16:36.00061218Moonset 18:57Moonrise 07:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 27 January 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 15:21, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:15 to 16:36. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:13
  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.15:15 to 16:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:56
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 15:21 · Dwitiya until 16:54 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:53, then Dhanishtha until 12:58 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:50 Wed, then Variyan until 04:43 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:21 · Balava until 04:11 Wed · Kaulava until 16:54 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:56Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:43Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate 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

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 5 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday 7 Feb after sunrise.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 6 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.