Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 October 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 17:48. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:23.00061218Moonset 08:29Moonrise 19:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 October 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 22:48, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:23. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:48
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 22:48 · Chaturthi until 19:33 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:32 Wed, then Rohini until 00:08 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:50, then Vyatipata until 09:51 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:34 · Vishti until 22:48 · Bava until 09:07 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:48Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe 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 26 OctoberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:43.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.