Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 April 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 09:05 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:35 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 15:14Moonrise 03:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 April 2009

Tuesday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:52, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:49 and 08:25.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:35 to 17:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:05 to 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:35 to 17:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:44 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:52 · Dwadashi until 12:56 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:07, then Purva Bhadrapada until 14:47 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:26 Wed, then Indra until 23:08 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:52 · Kaulava until 01:00 Wed · Taitila until 12:56 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:44Upper 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
  • 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 5 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:37 and 08:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.