Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 June 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:24, sunset 19:22. Yamaganda 08:53 to 10:38. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 14:08. Rahu Kalam 15:52 to 17:37.00061218Moonset 06:08Moonrise 20:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 June 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 17:07, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 June

Rahu Kalam runs 15:52 to 17:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:24
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:53 to 10:38
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 14:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:52 to 17:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:22
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 17:07 · Dwitiya until 17:18 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:30, then Purva Ashadha until 08:31 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:35, then Brahma until 07:52 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:07 · Taitila until 05:15 Wed · Gara until 17:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:22Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:02Upper 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
  • MasaAshadhaLunar month, counted to the full moonJyeshtha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, 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

  • Yogini EkadashiThursday 30 JuneBreak the fast on Friday between 13:49 and 19:23.
  • Yogini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 1 JulyFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.