Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 February 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 18:07. Yamaganda 09:50 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:36 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:21 to 16:44.00061218Moonset 13:58Moonrise 04:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 February 2010

Tuesday is Vijaya Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:51, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:04 and 09:16.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:21 to 16:44. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:50 to 11:13
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:36 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:21 to 16:44
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:27 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 21:51 · Dwadashi until 00:18 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:57 Wed, then Purva Ashadha until 09:55 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:48, then Vajra until 00:36 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:45 · Balava until 21:51 · Kaulava until 11:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:07Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:27Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vijaya EkadashiTuesday 9 FebruaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:04 and 09:16.

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 25 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 06:50 and 08:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.