Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 May 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:13. Yamaganda 08:52 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 14:02. Rahu Kalam 15:46 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 01:07Moonrise 12:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 May 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 13:11, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 29 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:46 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:52 to 10:35
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 14:02
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:43
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:46 to 17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:07 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 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 13:11 · Navami until 11:33 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:17 Wed, then Uttara Phalguni until 23:06 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:33, then Vajra until 14:06 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:11 · Balava until 00:27 Wed · Kaulava until 11:33 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:13Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise12:43Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 29 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiThursday 31 MayBreak the fast on Saturday 2 Jun after sunrise.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1 JuneFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.