Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 3 September 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:00, sunset 18:40. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:55. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:05.00061218Moonset 17:09Moonrise 04:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 3 September 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 15:10, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 3 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:10 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:55
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:05
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:40
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:48 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 15:10 · Chaturdashi until 16:22 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:46 Wed, then Magha until 06:20 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:10, then Shiva until 21:02 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:10 · Vishti until 03:49 Wed · Shakuni until 16:22 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:40Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 40 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:48Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 3 September

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSunday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:30 and 08:34.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 16 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.