Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 31 October 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 17:37. Yamaganda 09:18 to 10:42. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:28. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 01:39Moonrise 14:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 31 October 2006

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 12:25, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:18 to 10:42
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:42 to 12:27
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:28
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:17
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:37
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:39 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 12:25 · Dashami until 10:08 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:43, then Shatabhisha until 18:59 Wed
  • YogaGanda, Vriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:56, then Vriddhi until 05:58 Wed, then Dhruva until 02:39 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:25 · Taitila until 23:20 · Gara until 10:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:37Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:17Upper 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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.