Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 October 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:16, sunset 18:04. Yamaganda 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Gulika Kalam 12:10 to 13:38. Rahu Kalam 15:07 to 16:35.00061218Moonset 18:33Moonrise 06:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 October 2005

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 16:56, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 4 October

Rahu Kalam runs 15:07 to 16:35. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:16
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:53
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:10 to 13:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:07 to 16:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:04
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:16 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 16:56 · Dwitiya until 17:27 Wed
  • NakshatraChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:41 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:42, then Vaidhriti until 16:02 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:56 · Balava until 05:15 Wed · Kaulava until 17:27 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:16The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:04Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsTuesday 4 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 13 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:17 and 17:52.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 14 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.