Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 January 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Yamaganda 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 13:45. Rahu Kalam 15:03 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 07:42Moonrise 18:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 January 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 11:49, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:03 to 16:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:42
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:51 to 11:09
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:48
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 13:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:03 to 16:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 11:49 · Dwitiya until 13:41 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:27, then Pushya until 13:46 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:48, then Vishkambha until 21:12 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:49 · Taitila until 00:42 Wed · Gara until 13:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiFriday 16 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:35 and 17:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.