Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 2 May 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:40, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 08:59 to 10:39. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:17.00061218Moonset 05:21Moonrise 18:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 2 May 2102

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:12, then Purnima.

Observed today Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 2 May

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

The day runs from sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:40
  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.12:19 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:17
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:21 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 09:12 · Purnima until 07:06 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:35, then Swati until 12:09 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:51, then Siddhi until 06:04 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:12 · Vishti until 20:12 · Bava until 07:06 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:40The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise18:25Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Purnima fastTuesday 2 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Apara EkadashiSaturday 13 MayBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:32 and 07:06.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.