Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 23 October 2091A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 17:44. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:05 to 13:30. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:19.00061218Moonset 03:37Moonrise 15:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 23 October 2091

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

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:28 and 07:45.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 to 16:19. 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 16:19
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:44
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:37 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
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:46 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:20, then Purva Bhadrapada until 14:50 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:24, then Dhruva until 15:55 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 18:46 · Balava until 07:46 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:44Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 17 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 23 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:28 and 07:45.

Next Ekadashi

  • Rama EkadashiWednesday 7 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:39 and 08:48.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.