Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 February 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:51, sunset 18:18. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:12 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:26 to 16:52.00061218Moonset 17:45Moonrise 06:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 February 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya all day.

Observed today New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 24 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:26 to 16:52. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:43 to 11:09
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:12 to 12:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:26 to 16:52
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:18
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:46 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning MoonAmavasya until 07:05 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:45, then Shatabhisha until 21:06 Wed
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:02, then Shiva until 09:41 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 18:37 · Naga until 07:05 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:18Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:46Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar 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.

  • New moonTuesday 24 February
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 24 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiSaturday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:39 and 09:00.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.