Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 October 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:31, sunset 17:38. Yamaganda 09:18 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:28. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 08:54Moonrise 20:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 October 1996

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 17:54, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Karva Chauth, Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:31
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:54
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:18 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:28
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:00

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:31 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 17:54 · Chaturthi until 18:34 Wed
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:54 Wed, then Mrigashira until 04:22 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:00, then Parigha until 15:21 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:54 · Bava until 06:09 Wed · Balava until 18:34 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:31The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:38Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Karva ChauthTuesday 29 October
  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 29 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiThursday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:39 and 08:48.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.