Day dial for New Delhi, Saturday 17 October 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Gulika Kalam 06:23 to 07:49. Rahu Kalam 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Yamaganda 13:32 to 14:58.00061218Moonset 22:35Moonrise 12:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Saturday 17 October 2026

Saturday in New Delhi.

Saptami all day.

Observed today Tula sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 09:15 to 10:41. Avoid new starts then.

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

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
    2. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.06:23 to 07:49
    3. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.09:15 to 10:41
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:23
    6. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.13:32 to 14:58
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:35

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Saptami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraShanivaraSaturday, the day of Saturn (Sa)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
    • TithiSaptamiThe seventh lunar day of the waxing MoonSaptami until 08:29 Sun
    • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:47, then Purva Ashadha until 12:49 Sun
    • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:03, then Sukarma until 23:56 Sun
    • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 19:12 · Vanija until 08:29 Sun

    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 27 min of daylight
    • Moonset22:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise12:23Upper 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
    • MasaAshvinaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshvina when counted to the new moon
    • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Tula sankrantiSaturday 17 October

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papankusha EkadashiThursday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:27 and 08:42.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.