Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 October 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:25, sunset 17:47. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:43 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:22.00061218Moonset 01:26Moonrise 14:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 October 2026

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 12:51, then Dashami.

Observed today Dussehra

Times forNew Delhi · 20 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:25
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:41
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:43 to 12:29
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:31
    5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:19
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:22
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:47
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:26 Wed

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:25 to the next sunrise
    • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 12:51 · Dashami until 14:12 Wed
    • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:02, then Dhanishtha until 19:48 Wed
    • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:50 Wed, then Ganda until 00:33 Thu
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:51 · Taitila until 01:37 Wed · Gara until 14:12 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:25The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:47Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 22 min of daylight
    • Moonset01:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
    • Moonrise14:19Upper 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.

    • DussehraTuesday 20 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.