Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 October 2034A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:43. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:30. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:18.00061218Moonset 03:48Moonrise 15:37

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 October 2034

Tuesday is Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi until 03:20 Wed, then Trayodashi. Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 to 16:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:16 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:28
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:05 to 13:30
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:18
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:37
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:43
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:48 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 03:20 Wed · Trayodashi until 00:47 Thu
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:09, then Purva Bhadrapada until 06:53 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, Dhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:33, then Dhruva until 05:48 Wed, then Vyaghata until 02:30 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:21 · Balava until 03:20 Wed · Kaulava until 14:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:43Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:48Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:37Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAnandaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 24 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiMonday 6 NovemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:38 and 08:48.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.