Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 October 2008A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 17:39. Yamaganda 09:18 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:42 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:28. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 17:00

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 October 2008

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 04:44 Wed, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 28 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:18 to 10:41
  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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:16
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:39

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 04:44 Wed · Pratipada until 06:19 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:33, then Swati until 20:30 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:55, then Priti until 09:49 Wed
  • KaranaChatushpada, Naga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayChatushpada until 16:05 · Naga until 04:44 Wed · Kimstughna until 17:28 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:39Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

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.

  • Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 28 October
  • New moonTuesday 28 October
  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 28 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiSunday 9 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:40 and 08:49.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.