Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 April 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:42. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:49. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:33 to 17:07.00061218Moonset 11:34Moonrise 01:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 April 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 04:14 Wed, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 6 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:33 to 17:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:49
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:34
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:33 to 17:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:42
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:44 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 04:14 Wed · Navami until 06:45 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:31, then Uttara Ashadha until 02:28 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:08, then Shiva until 12:53 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:07 · Kaulava until 04:14 Wed · Taitila until 17:27 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:42Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 36 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:44Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 6 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiSaturday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:01 and 08:33.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.