Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 October 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:45. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:55 to 16:20.00061218Moonset 13:06Moonrise 23:51

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 October 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 04:38 Wed, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:55 to 16:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:16 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:06
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:55 to 16:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:45
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:51

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 04:38 Wed · Navami until 03:26 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:27, then Pushya until 14:41 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:07, then Sadhya until 16:50 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:25 · Kaulava until 04:38 Wed · Taitila until 15:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:45Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 21 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiFriday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:20 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.