Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 October 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 23:36Moonrise 12:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 October 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 14:23, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:31
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:36

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waxing MoonSaptami until 14:23 · Ashtami until 13:30 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:34, then Uttara Ashadha until 14:20 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:25, then Dhriti until 19:24 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 14:23 · Vishti until 02:01 Wed · Bava until 13:30 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise12:29Upper 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.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

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.