Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 April 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 09:07 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:35 to 17:11.00061218Moonset 15:30Moonrise 03:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 April 2012

Tuesday is Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:53 and 06:30.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:35 to 17:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:07 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:35 to 17:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:53 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:31 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:09, then Purva Bhadrapada until 16:17 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:30, then Brahma until 07:35 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:46 · Taitila until 06:31 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 55 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:53Upper 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
  • 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 2 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:39 and 08:18.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.