Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 February 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 18:06. Yamaganda 09:50 to 11:13. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:21 to 16:43.00061218Moonset 22:45Moonrise 09:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 February 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 19:39, then Shashthi.

Observed today Vasant Panchami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:21 to 16:43. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:50 to 11:13
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:57
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:21 to 16:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 19:39 · Shashthi until 22:02 Wed
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:51 Wed, then Ashwini until 07:33 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:12 Wed, then Shubha until 00:54 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 19:39 · Kaulava until 08:53 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Vasant PanchamiTuesday 8 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiMonday 14 FebruaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:00 and 09:14.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.