Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 2 October 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:06. Yamaganda 09:12 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:47 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:10 to 13:39. Rahu Kalam 15:08 to 16:37.00061218Moonset 08:02Moonrise 19:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 2 October 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 11:48, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 October

Rahu Kalam runs 15:08 to 16:37. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:02
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:12 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:47 to 12:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:10 to 13:39
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:08 to 16:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:17

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 11:48 · Tritiya until 14:00 Wed
  • NakshatraAshwini, then BharaniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:36, then Bharani until 22:25 Wed
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:02, then Harshana until 09:40 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:48 · Vanija until 00:51 Wed · Vishti until 14:00 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:06Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 51 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:17Upper 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
  • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Indira EkadashiThursday 11 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 08:15 and 08:39.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.