Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:58 to 16:24.00061218Moonset 15:24Moonrise 02:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 October 2006

Tuesday is Rama Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:28 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 08:40.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:58 to 16:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:58 to 16:24
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:53 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:28 Wed · Dwadashi until 03:09 Thu
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:32 Wed, then Purva Phalguni until 05:42 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:19, then Shukla until 14:19 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:11 · Balava until 00:28 Wed · Kaulava until 13:48 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Rama EkadashiTuesday 17 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:08 and 08:40.
  • Tula sankrantiTuesday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Friday 3 Nov after sunrise.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 2 NovemberFollowers 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.