Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 October 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Gulika Kalam 12:08 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 15:01 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 21:30Moonrise 11:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 October 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 13:13, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 October

Rahu Kalam runs 15:01 to 16:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:41
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:08 to 13:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:01 to 16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:55
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 13:13 · Shashthi until 13:18 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:38, then Mula until 23:41 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:20, then Shobhana until 18:28 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:13 · Kaulava until 01:09 Wed · Taitila until 13:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:02Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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

  • Papankusha EkadashiMonday 18 OctoberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:25 and 08:40.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.