Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 31 January 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:59. Yamaganda 09:52 to 11:14. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 13:56. Rahu Kalam 15:17 to 16:38.00061218Moonset 01:24Moonrise 11:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 31 January 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 22:59, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 31 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:17 to 16:38. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:52 to 11:14
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 13:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:17 to 16:38
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:24 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 22:59 · Navami until 01:28 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:59 Wed, then Krittika until 08:49 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:58, then Shukla until 16:50 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:40 · Bava until 22:59 · Balava until 12:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:59Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise11:35Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 31 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiFriday 3 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:41 and 18:02.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.