Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 22 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:30. Rahu Kalam 14:55 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 02:50Moonrise 14:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 22 October 1996

Tuesday is Papankusha Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 03:39 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:13 and 17:43.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:55 to 16:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:16 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:30
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:55 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:50 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 03:39 Wed · Dwadashi until 01:22 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:40, then Shatabhisha until 07:04 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:00, then Vriddhi until 07:56 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:49 · Vishti until 03:39 Wed · Bava until 14:30 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 18 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha EkadashiTuesday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:13 and 17:43.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiThursday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:39 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.