Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 October 1986A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 09:33Moonrise 19:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 October 1986

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi all day.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:41
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:33
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:31
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:54

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthiThe fourth lunar day of the waning MoonChaturthi until 07:35 Wed
  • NakshatraRohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:51 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:39, then Variyan until 12:24 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:24 · Balava until 07:35 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:54Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthTuesday 21 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 29 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:32 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.