Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 5 May 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:37, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 08:58 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:19.00061218Moonset 03:28Moonrise 15:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 5 May 2009

Tuesday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 09:37, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:37 and 08:17.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:37
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:58 to 10:38
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:28 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:37 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 09:37 · Dwadashi until 09:01 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:34, then Hasta until 22:51 Wed
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:07, then Harshana until 07:34 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:37 · Bava until 21:16 · Balava until 09:01 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:37The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:30Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 5 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:37 and 08:17.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiWednesday 20 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 19:08.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.