Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 14 April 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 08:49Moonrise 23:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 14 April 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 00:50 Wed, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:34 to 17:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:49
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:34 to 17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 00:50 Wed · Shashthi until 03:15 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:52, then Mula until 01:46 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:12, then Parigha until 22:02 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:46 · Taitila until 00:50 Wed · Gara until 14:00 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe 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

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 21 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:49 and 08:25.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.