Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 July 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 19:15. Yamaganda 09:04 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 14:09. Rahu Kalam 15:51 to 17:33.00061218Moonset 23:13Moonrise 12:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 July 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 15:27, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:51 to 17:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:04 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:07
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 14:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:51 to 17:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:15
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:13

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 15:27 · Ashtami until 15:44 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:39, then Swati until 18:42 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:30 Wed, then Shubha until 02:00 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:27 · Vishti until 03:30 Wed · Bava until 15:44 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:15Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:07Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSaturday 1 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:44 and 08:24.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.