Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 January 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:09 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 12:17Moonrise 02:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 January 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 23:34, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:09 to 16:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:12
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:17
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:09 to 16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:12 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 23:34 · Dashami until 21:30 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:52, then Vishakha until 20:30 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:58, then Shula until 09:04 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:35 · Gara until 23:34 · Vanija until 10:32 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 33 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, 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

  • Shattila EkadashiThursday 19 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:21.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.