Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 October 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 11:24Moonrise 22:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 October 1997

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:06, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:16 to 10:41
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:31
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:26

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 21:06 · Saptami until 21:42 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:44 Wed, then Punarvasu until 05:09 Thu
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:09, then Shiva until 07:08 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:07 · Vanija until 21:06 · Vishti until 09:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSunday 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:12 and 17:40.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 27 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:31 and 08:44.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.