Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 5 May 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:38, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 08:58 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 06:28Moonrise 20:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 5 May 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 09:54, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:38
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:58 to 10:38
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:09

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 09:54 · Dwitiya until 10:07 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:50, then Anuradha until 12:40 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:47, then Parigha until 21:43 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:54 · Taitila until 22:04 · Gara until 10:07 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:09Upper 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
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar 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.

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

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiThursday 14 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 05:31 and 08:13.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.