Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 October 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:58 to 16:24.00061218Moonset 16:36Moonrise 04:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 October 2017

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 00:09 Wed, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Dhanteras, Tula sankranti, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:58 to 16:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:41
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:58 to 16:24
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:48 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 00:09 Wed · Chaturdashi until 00:13 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:38 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:58, then Indra until 16:49 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 12:15 · Vanija until 00:09 Wed · Vishti until 12:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:48Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar 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.

  • DhanterasTuesday 17 October
  • Tula sankrantiTuesday 17 October
  • PradoshTuesday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiTuesday 31 OctoberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:34 and 08:45.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.