Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 May 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 08:58 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 10:19Moonrise 00:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 May 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 18:15, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 4 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:58 to 10:38
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:18 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 18:15 · Saptami until 20:31 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:45, then Uttara Ashadha until 10:25 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:55, then Shubha until 21:44 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 18:15 · Vishti until 07:20 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:18Upper 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 moonVaishakha 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.

  • shashthiTuesday 4 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiSunday 9 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:39 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 05:34 and 06:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.