Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 April 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:47. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:45. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonrise 18:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 April 2014

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 13:12, then Pratipada.

Observed today Hanuman Jayanti, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 15 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:34 to 17:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:45
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:34 to 17:10
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:47
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:57

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 13:12 · Pratipada until 12:41 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:09, then Swati until 23:07 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:25, then Vajra until 18:48 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:12 · Balava until 01:00 Wed · Kaulava until 12:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:47Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:57Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Hanuman JayantiTuesday 15 April
  • Full moonTuesday 15 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiFriday 25 AprilBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:46 and 08:22.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.