Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 2 May 2113A 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 12:18 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:17.00061218Moonset 06:31Moonrise 20:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 2 May 2113

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 08:46, then Dwitiya.

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:31
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:59 to 10:39
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:45
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:58
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:11

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:40 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 08:46 · Dwitiya until 10:30 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:49, then Anuradha until 21:00 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:42, then Variyan until 13:02 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:46 · Taitila until 21:40 · Gara until 10:30 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 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:11Upper 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
  • MasaVaishakhaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe 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

  • Parama EkadashiThursday 11 MayBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 19:03.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 12 MayFollowers 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.