Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 January 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:41. Yamaganda 09:52 to 11:10. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 13:46. Rahu Kalam 15:04 to 16:23.00061218Moonset 14:15Moonrise 04:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 January 2013

Tuesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 14:22, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:04 to 16:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:52 to 11:10
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 13:46
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:04 to 16:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:41
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:24 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 14:22 · Dwadashi until 11:20 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:40, then Anuradha until 07:25 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:45, then Ganda until 10:03 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:22 · Kaulava until 00:53 Wed · Taitila until 11:20 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:41Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:24Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 22 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 08:48 and 09:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.