Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 November 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 09:22 to 10:43. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:26. Rahu Kalam 14:48 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 16:31Moonrise 06:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 November 1988

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 18:45, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 November

Rahu Kalam runs 14:48 to 16:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:22 to 10:43
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:27
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:26
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:48 to 16:10
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:31
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:17 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 18:45 · Amavasya until 19:50 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:59, then Swati until 12:45 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:47, then Ayushman until 06:42 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, then ChatushpadaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 18:45 · Chatushpada until 07:21 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:31Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe 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

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 19 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 NovemberFollowers 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.