Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 5 January 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 13:44. Rahu Kalam 15:02 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 10:26Moonrise 22:52

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 5 January 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 08:31, then Shashthi.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 5 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:02 to 16:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:51 to 11:09
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 13:44
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:02 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:52

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then Shashthi, then SaptamiThe fifth, sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 08:31 · Shashthi until 06:20 Wed · Saptami until 04:43 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:36, then Uttara Phalguni until 17:22 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:26 Wed, then Shobhana until 00:50 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:31 · Gara until 19:21 · Vanija until 06:20 Wed · Vishti until 17:27 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:52Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 5 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiSunday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:42.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.