Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 October 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 15:22Moonrise 02:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 October 2003

Tuesday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 06:34, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:14 and 17:45.

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.09:15 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:21
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:42 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 06:34 · Ekadashi until 05:21 Wed · Dwadashi until 03:23 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:16 Wed, then Purva Phalguni until 23:10 Wed
  • YogaShubha, Shukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:38, then Shukla until 04:31 Wed, then Brahma until 01:48 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 06:34 · Bava until 18:03 · Balava until 05:21 Wed · Kaulava until 16:27 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 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 21 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:14 and 17:45.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiTuesday 4 NovemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:36 and 08:47.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.