Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 September 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:10, sunset 18:16. Yamaganda 09:12 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:49 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:44. Rahu Kalam 15:14 to 16:45.00061218Moonset 08:17Moonrise 19:58

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 September 2002

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 02:56 Wed, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 September

Rahu Kalam runs 15:14 to 16:45. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:10
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:17
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:12 to 10:42
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:49 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:44
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:14 to 16:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:16
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:58

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 02:56 Wed · Chaturthi until 05:21 Thu
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:03 Wed, then Bharani until 05:00 Thu
  • YogaVyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:19 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:40 · Vishti until 02:56 Wed · Bava until 16:10 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:16Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 6 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:58Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe 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

  • Indira EkadashiWednesday 2 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday 4 Oct after sunrise.
  • Indira Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 3 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.