Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 March 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 09:29 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 16:54Moonrise 05:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 March 2026

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 09:24, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:29 to 11:00
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
    5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:00
    6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:54
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:53 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 06:29 to the next sunrise
    • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 09:24 · Chaturdashi until 08:26 Wed
    • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:09 Wed, then Purva Bhadrapada until 05:21 Thu
    • YogaSiddha, Sadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:15, then Sadhya until 06:22 Wed, then Shubha until 04:01 Thu
    • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:24 · Vishti until 20:59 · Shakuni until 08:26 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
    • Moonset16:54Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise05:53Upper 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
    • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
    • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 17 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Kamada EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:14 and 07:10.
    All festivals this year

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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.