Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 October 2137A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:22, sunset 17:52. Yamaganda 09:14 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:30. Gulika Kalam 12:07 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:59 to 16:25.00061218Moonset 17:54Moonrise 06:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 October 2137

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 03:23 Wed, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Navaratri begins

Times forNew Delhi · 15 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:59 to 16:25. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:22
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:14 to 10:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:30
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:07 to 13:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:59 to 16:25
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:54

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:22 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 03:23 Wed · Dwitiya until 01:40 Thu
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:31, then Swati until 22:35 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:59, then Vishkambha until 15:36 Wed
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 16:05 · Bava until 03:23 Wed · Balava until 14:34 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:22The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:52Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 30 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Navaratri beginsTuesday 15 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 24 OctoberBreak the fast on Saturday 26 Oct after sunrise.
  • Papankusha Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 25 OctoberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.