Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 July 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Yamaganda 09:01 to 10:44. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:10. Rahu Kalam 15:54 to 17:37.00061218Moonset 17:51Moonrise 04:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 July 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 07:50, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 17 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:54 to 17:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:01 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:10
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:54 to 17:37
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:51
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:41 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 07:50 · Chaturdashi until 09:08 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:24, then Ardra until 09:21 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:53, then Vyaghata until 11:55 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:50 · Vishti until 20:33 · Shakuni until 09:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:41Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha 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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 17 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 29 JulyBreak the fast on Monday between 05:42 and 08:23.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.