Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 October 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:26, sunset 17:46. Yamaganda 09:16 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:28. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:21.00061218Moonset 17:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 October 2025

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Amavasya until 17:55, then Pratipada.

Observed today Diwali Lakshmi puja, New moon, Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 21 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:26
    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.12:06 to 13:31
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:21
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:29
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:46

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Amavasya.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:26 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAmavasya, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waning Moon, then the first of the waxing MoonAmavasya until 17:55 · Pratipada until 20:17 Wed
    • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:59, then Swati until 01:52 Thu
    • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:16 Wed, then Priti until 04:06 Thu
    • KaranaNaga, then KimstughnaHalf of a lunar dayNaga until 17:55 · Kimstughna until 07:05 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:26The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:46Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 20 min of daylight
    • Moonset17:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

    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
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Diwali Lakshmi pujaTuesday 21 October
    • New moonTuesday 21 October
    • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 21 October

    Next Ekadashi

    • Prabodhini EkadashiSaturday 1 NovemberBreak the fast on Monday 3 Nov after sunrise.
    • Prabodhini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 2 NovemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
    All festivals this year

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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.