Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 February 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 18:09. Yamaganda 09:49 to 11:12. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:36 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:22 to 16:46.00061218Moonset 20:23Moonrise 08:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 February 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 09:13, then Tritiya.

Observed today Kumbha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 12 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:22 to 16:46. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:00
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:49 to 11:12
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:36 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:22 to 16:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:09
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:23

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 09:13 · Tritiya until 08:23 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:37 Wed, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 02:59 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:06, then Siddha until 13:22 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:13 · Taitila until 20:42 · Gara until 08:23 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:09Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:00Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kumbha sankrantiTuesday 12 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 21 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 06:54 and 09:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.