Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 October 1993A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Gulika Kalam 12:08 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 15:01 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 15:29Moonrise 03:43

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 October 1993

Tuesday is Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:20, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Observed today Trisparsha Mahadwadashi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 15:01 to 16:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:08 to 13:34
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:01 to 16:28
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:43 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then Dwadashi, then TrayodashiThe eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:20 · Dwadashi until 04:13 Wed · Trayodashi until 00:42 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:43, then Purva Phalguni until 15:08 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:33, then Shukla until 10:43 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:20 · Kaulava until 17:51 · Taitila until 04:13 Wed · Gara until 14:30 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:43Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 12 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
  • Trisparsha MahadwadashiTuesday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:30 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.