Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 1 January 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:36. Yamaganda 09:49 to 11:07. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 13:42. Rahu Kalam 15:00 to 16:18.00061218Moonset 09:31Moonrise 21:18

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 1 January 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 22:00, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 1 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:00 to 16:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:49 to 11:07
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 13:42
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:00 to 16:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:36
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:18

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 22:00 · Panchami until 22:29 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:46, then Magha until 12:58 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:48 Wed, then Ayushman until 03:54 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:35 · Balava until 22:00 · Kaulava until 10:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:36Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:18Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 1 January
  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 1 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.