Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 13 September 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:05, sunset 18:29. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:23 to 16:56.00061218Moonset 06:43Moonrise 18:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 13 September 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:01, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:23 to 16:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:05
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:43
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:23 to 16:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:44

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 17:01 · Dwitiya until 19:20 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:02, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 09:49 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:26, then Ganda until 09:12 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:01 · Taitila until 06:09 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Indira EkadashiFriday 23 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:26 and 18:16.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 SeptemberFollowers 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.