Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 August 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 09:06 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:08. Rahu Kalam 15:49 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 04:54Moonrise 18:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 August 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 03:59 Wed, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:49 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:06 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:08
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:49 to 17:29
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:54 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 03:59 Wed · Purnima until 06:25 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:39, then Uttara Ashadha until 10:44 Wed
  • YogaPritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:29 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:42 · Vanija until 03:59 Wed · Vishti until 17:13 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise18:10Upper 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

  • Aja EkadashiSunday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:44 and 18:58.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 17 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.