Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 January 2139A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:15, sunset 17:39. Yamaganda 09:51 to 11:09. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 13:45. Rahu Kalam 15:03 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 23:35Moonrise 10:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 January 2139

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:17, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 January

Rahu Kalam runs 15:03 to 16:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:51 to 11:09
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 13:45
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:03 to 16:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:35

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 13:17 · Saptami until 11:13 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:56, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 14:36 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:40 Wed, then Parigha until 23:57 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 13:17 · Gara until 00:12 Wed · Vanija until 11:13 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:57Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 6 January

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:32 and 17:42.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 11 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.