Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 April 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 09:05 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:35 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 21:37Moonrise 07:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 April 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 17:06, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Akshaya Tritiya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:35 to 17:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:51
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:05 to 10:43
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:35 to 17:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:37

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 17:06 · Chaturthi until 15:49 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:57, then Rohini until 11:15 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:34, then Shobhana until 20:35 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 06:00 · Gara until 17:06 · Vanija until 04:22 Wed · Vishti until 15:49 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 0 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:51Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Akshaya TritiyaTuesday 21 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 29 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:19 and 08:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.