Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 May 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:32, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 08:55 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:40 to 17:22.00061218Moonset 07:33Moonrise 22:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 May 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 14:09, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:40 to 17:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:32
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:55 to 10:36
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:40 to 17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 14:09 · Chaturthi until 16:31 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:36, then Mula until 09:26 Wed
  • YogaSiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:55 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:09 · Bava until 03:18 Wed · Balava until 16:31 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:09Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 12 May

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.