Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 October 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:01. Yamaganda 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Gulika Kalam 12:09 to 13:37. Rahu Kalam 15:05 to 16:33.00061218Moonset 08:08Moonrise 19:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 October 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 10:47, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 October

Rahu Kalam runs 15:05 to 16:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:08
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:13 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:09 to 13:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:05 to 16:33
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 10:47 · Tritiya until 09:46 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:12, then Bharani until 10:52 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:13, then Vajra until 16:12 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:47 · Vanija until 22:19 · Vishti until 09:46 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:01Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:06Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe 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

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 14 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:22 and 08:39.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.