Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 13 November 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 09:24 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:26. Rahu Kalam 14:47 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 16:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 13 November 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 07:14, then Amavasya.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 13 November

Rahu Kalam runs 14:47 to 16:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:24 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:27
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:26
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:47 to 16:08
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Amavasya, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 07:14 · Amavasya until 03:38 Wed · Pratipada until 23:56 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:07, then Vishakha until 12:13 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:58, then Shobhana until 19:44 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 07:14 · Chatushpada until 17:27 · Naga until 03:38 Wed · Kimstughna until 13:47 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 13 November
  • New moonTuesday 13 November
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 13 November

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 24 NovemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 06:52 and 08:58.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.