Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 October 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:49. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:23.00061218Moonset 23:39Moonrise 13:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 October 1988

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 07:08, then Ashtami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  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 13:32
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:39

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then Ashtami, then NavamiThe seventh, eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 07:08 · Ashtami until 05:46 Wed · Navami until 03:54 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:44, then Uttara Ashadha until 08:59 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:30, then Dhriti until 16:03 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:08 · Vishti until 18:31 · Bava until 05:46 Wed · Balava until 16:53 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:49Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise13:14Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 18 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:27 and 08:41.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.