Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 January 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 09:52 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 13:48. Rahu Kalam 15:07 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 15:09Moonrise 05:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 January 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi all day.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 12 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:07 to 16:25. 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.09:52 to 11:11
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:50
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:29 to 13:48
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:07 to 16:25
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:42 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashiThe thirteenth lunar day of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 07:59 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:29, then Mula until 01:03 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:22, then Dhruva until 19:48 Wed
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 19:00 · Vanija until 07:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 29 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • PradoshTuesday 12 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiTuesday 26 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:20.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.