Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 14 February 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 18:10. Yamaganda 09:48 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:36 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:23 to 16:46.00061218Moonset 11:04Moonrise 01:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 14 February 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:32, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:23 to 16:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:48 to 11:12
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:36 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:23 to 16:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:10 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 11:32 · Ashtami until 09:39 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:55 Wed, then Anuradha until 00:53 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:53, then Dhruva until 10:10 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:32 · Balava until 22:34 · Kaulava until 09:39 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:10Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:10Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiFriday 17 FebruaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:43 and 18:12.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 18 FebruaryFollowers 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.