Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 10 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:01, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 09:12 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:33 to 17:09.00061218Moonset 08:38Moonrise 22:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 10 April 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 10:58, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 10 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:33 to 17:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:01
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:12 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:33 to 17:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 10:58 · Panchami until 08:21 Wed
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:11, then Jyeshtha until 12:24 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:03, then Variyan until 15:57 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:58 · Kaulava until 21:36 · Taitila until 08:21 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:54Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 10 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiMonday 16 AprilBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:39 and 18:48.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 06:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.