Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 October 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:17, sunset 18:02. Yamaganda 09:13 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:46 to 12:33. Gulika Kalam 12:09 to 13:37. Rahu Kalam 15:05 to 16:33.00061218Moonset 15:27Moonrise 02:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 October 2026

Tuesday is Indira Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:35 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:37.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 October

Rahu Kalam runs 15:05 to 16:33. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:17
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:13 to 10:41
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:46 to 12:33
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:09 to 13:37
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:05 to 16:33
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:27
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:02
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:48 Wed

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:17 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:35 Wed · Dwadashi until 23:17 Wed
    • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:18, then Magha until 21:41 Wed
    • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:21, then Sadhya until 05:00 Wed, then Shubha until 02:52 Thu
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:20 · Balava until 00:35 Wed · Kaulava until 11:54 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:17The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:02Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 45 min of daylight
    • Moonset15:27Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise02:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

    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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Indira EkadashiTuesday 6 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:37.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:27 and 08:42.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.