Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:43. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:30. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:19.00061218Moonset 18:48Moonrise 08:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 October 2006

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 14:19, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 to 16:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:16
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:16 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:19
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:48

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 14:19 · Tritiya until 15:29 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:08, then Anuradha until 20:47 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:26, then Saubhagya until 18:13 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:19 · Taitila until 02:57 Wed · Gara until 15:29 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:16Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.