Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 May 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:27, sunset 19:08. Yamaganda 08:53 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:43 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 02:58Moonrise 15:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 May 2013

Tuesday is Mohini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 21:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:27 and 08:11.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:43 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:53 to 10:35
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:01
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:09
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:43 to 17:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:08
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:58 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 21:03 · Dwadashi until 19:04 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, Hasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:49, then Hasta until 05:03 Wed, then Chitra until 03:37 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:16, then Siddhi until 09:51 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:46 · Vishti until 21:03 · Bava until 08:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:08Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:09Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Mohini EkadashiTuesday 21 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:27 and 08:11.

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiTuesday 4 JuneBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:24 and 08:09.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.