Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 October 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 17:55. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:31. Gulika Kalam 12:07 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 15:01 to 16:28.00061218Moonset 11:49Moonrise 22:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 October 2055

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 11:29, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 12 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:31
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:49
  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.17:55
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:38

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 11:29 · Saptami until 11:55 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:15, then Ardra until 13:16 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 10:34, then Parigha until 09:50 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 11:29 · Vishti until 23:47 · Bava until 11:55 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:55Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 35 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 12 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiSaturday 16 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday 18 Oct after sunrise.
  • Rama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 17 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.