Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 October 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:52. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Gulika Kalam 12:07 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:59 to 16:26.00061218Moonset 01:48Moonrise 14:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 October 2002

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 01:24 Wed, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Dussehra

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:59 to 16:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:07 to 13:33
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:59 to 16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:48 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 01:24 Wed · Ekadashi until 03:15 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:30, then Dhanishtha until 17:43 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:07, then Shula until 07:14 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:38 · Gara until 01:24 Wed · Vanija until 14:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • DussehraTuesday 15 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiWednesday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:16 and 17:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.