Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 September 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:06, sunset 18:27. Yamaganda 09:11 to 10:44. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:49. Rahu Kalam 15:22 to 16:54.00061218Moonset 19:38Moonrise 07:39

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 September 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 17:28, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:22 to 16:54. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:06
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:11 to 10:44
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:41
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:22 to 16:54
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:38

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 17:28 · Tritiya until 20:02 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:39, then Chitra until 22:43 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:30, then Brahma until 17:31 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:28 · Taitila until 06:46 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:27Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:39Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, 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

  • Parsva EkadashiThursday 24 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:11 and 08:35.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.