Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 January 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:37. Yamaganda 09:50 to 11:08. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:44. Rahu Kalam 15:02 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 17:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 January 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 14:33, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 4 January

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

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:50 to 11:08
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:44
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:02 to 16:20
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 14:33 · Pratipada until 15:18 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:50 Wed, then Uttara Ashadha until 05:22 Thu
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:50, then Vyaghata until 15:14 Wed
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 14:33 · Kimstughna until 02:51 Wed · Bava until 15:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 4 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 07:15 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.