Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 October 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 16:27Moonrise 04:54

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 October 1987

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 22:37, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Dhanteras, Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:22. 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:22
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:54 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 22:37 · Chaturdashi until 23:05 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:21 Wed, then Hasta until 01:23 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:56, then Indra until 06:31 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:09 · Vanija until 22:37 · Vishti until 10:56 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:54Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DhanterasTuesday 20 October
  • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 20 October
  • PradoshTuesday 20 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:11 and 17:35.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.