Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 November 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:26 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:45 to 12:27. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:26. Rahu Kalam 14:46 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 19:28Moonrise 08:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 November 2020

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 01:18 Wed, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 November

Rahu Kalam runs 14:46 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:26 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:45 to 12:27
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:26
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:46 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 01:18 Wed · Chaturthi until 23:17 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:21, then Mula until 10:40 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:36, then Dhriti until 12:30 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 14:33 · Gara until 01:18 Wed · Vanija until 12:12 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:55Upper 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
  • MasaKartikaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Prabodhini EkadashiWednesday 25 NovemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:12 and 17:24.
  • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 26 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday between 06:54 and 07:46.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.