Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 May 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonrise 19:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 May 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 16:39, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:54 to 10:36
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:24
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:13

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 16:39 · Pratipada until 13:59 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:30, then Anuradha until 16:41 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:52, then Parigha until 06:30 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:07 · Bava until 16:39 · Balava until 03:15 Wed · Kaulava until 13:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 36 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:13Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha 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.

  • Full moonTuesday 17 May
  • Purnima fastTuesday 17 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 28 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:25 and 08:10.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.