Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 April 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 18:51. Yamaganda 09:05 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:46. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:35 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 17:23Moonrise 05:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 April 2020

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 05:38 Wed, then Amavasya.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 21 April

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:05 to 10:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:46
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:35 to 17:13
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:34 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 05:38 Wed · Amavasya until 07:56 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Bhadrapada, then RevatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:23, then Revati until 13:18 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:26, then Vishkambha until 22:16 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Shakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 16:26 · Shakuni until 05:38 Wed · Chatushpada until 18:48 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 21 April

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiSunday 3 MayBreak the fast on Tuesday 5 May after sunrise.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.