Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 3 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 08:59 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 19:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 3 May 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 12:21, then Pratipada.

Observed today New moon

Times forNew Delhi · 3 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:59 to 10:39
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:18
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  7. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 12:21 · Pratipada until 13:58 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:27 Wed, then Krittika until 06:27 Thu
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:51, then Saubhagya until 18:05 Wed
  • KaranaNaga, Kimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 12:21 · Kimstughna until 01:12 Wed · Bava until 13:58 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:11Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • New moonTuesday 3 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiFriday 13 MayBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 14 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.