Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 13 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:54. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Gulika Kalam 12:07 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 15:01 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 18:15Moonrise 06:25

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 13 October 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada all day.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 13 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:25
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:07 to 13:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:01 to 16:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:15

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipadaThe first lunar day of the waxing MoonPratipada until 08:02 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:38 Wed, then Swati until 07:21 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:17, then Vishkambha until 00:00 Thu
  • KaranaKimstughna, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 18:51 · Bava until 08:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:54Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 34 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:25Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsTuesday 13 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiFriday 23 OctoberBreak the fast on Sunday 25 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.