Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 January 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 09:53 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 13:50. Rahu Kalam 15:09 to 16:27.00061218Moonset 21:42Moonrise 09:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 January 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:40, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:09 to 16:27. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:53 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 13:50
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:09 to 16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:42

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 15:40 · Panchami until 15:02 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:45, then Purva Bhadrapada until 16:47 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, Variyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:57, then Variyan until 07:00 Wed, then Parigha until 05:45 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:40 · Bava until 03:15 Wed · Balava until 15:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 31 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:28Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha 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 15 January

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.