Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 2 May 2073A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:39, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 08:59 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 14:47Moonrise 03:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 2 May 2073

Tuesday is Varuthini Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 02:46 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:57.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:39
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:59 to 10:39
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:32 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 02:46 Wed · Dwadashi until 05:22 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:01, then Purva Bhadrapada until 09:09 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:30, then Vaidhriti until 00:35 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:27 · Balava until 02:46 Wed · Kaulava until 16:05 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:47Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 2 MayBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:57.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mohini EkadashiWednesday 17 MayBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 19:07.
  • Mohini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 18 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.