Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 August 2021A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:03. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 01:10Moonrise 14:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 August 2021

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 03:21 Wed, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:03
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:10 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 03:21 Wed · Ekadashi until 01:06 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:35 Wed, then Mula until 00:07 Thu
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:03 Wed, then Vishkambha until 21:09 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:28 · Gara until 03:21 Wed · Vanija until 14:14 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:40Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:34 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.