Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 July 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:34, sunset 19:20. Yamaganda 09:00 to 10:44. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:10. Rahu Kalam 15:54 to 17:37.00061218Moonset 00:11Moonrise 12:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 July 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:19, then Navami.

Observed today Karka sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 July

Rahu Kalam runs 15:54 to 17:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:34
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:00 to 10:44
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:55
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:10
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:44
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:54 to 17:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:20
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:11 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:34 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 20:19 · Navami until 18:50 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:10, then Swati until 20:25 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:19 Wed, then Sadhya until 23:57 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:48 · Bava until 20:19 · Balava until 07:39 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:34The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:20Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise12:44Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karka sankrantiTuesday 16 July
  • ashtamiTuesday 16 July

Next Ekadashi

  • Devshayani EkadashiFriday 19 JulyBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:36 and 08:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.