Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 May 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:26, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 08:52 to 10:35. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:44 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 07:22Moonrise 21:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 May 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 05:48, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:44 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:26
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:22
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:52 to 10:35
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:46
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:44 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:15

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 05:48 · Tritiya until 06:46 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:19 Wed, then Purva Ashadha until 02:38 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:22 Wed, then Shubha until 00:55 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 05:48 · Vanija until 18:20 · Vishti until 06:46 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 44 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe 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 EkadashiWednesday 1 JuneBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:24 and 08:09.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.