Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 3 February 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 18:02. Yamaganda 09:52 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 13:57. Rahu Kalam 15:19 to 16:40.00061218Moonset 01:53Moonrise 11:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 3 February 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 15:55, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 3 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:19 to 16:40. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:52 to 11:13
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:33
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 13:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:19 to 16:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:02
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:53 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 15:55 · Navami until 13:56 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:47, then Krittika until 14:29 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:57, then Brahma until 17:03 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 15:55 · Balava until 02:59 Wed · Kaulava until 13:56 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:02Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise11:33Upper 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.

  • ashtamiTuesday 3 February

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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.