Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 February 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 18:13. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:11. Abhijit 12:13 to 12:58. Gulika Kalam 12:35 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:24 to 16:48.00061218Moonset 02:23Moonrise 11:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 February 2043

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:33, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 February

Rahu Kalam runs 15:24 to 16:48. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:11
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:45
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:13 to 12:58
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:35 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:24 to 16:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:13
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:23 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 09:33 · Navami until 07:46 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:41, then Rohini until 08:36 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:04, then Vaidhriti until 11:29 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 09:33 · Balava until 20:38 · Kaulava until 07:46 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:13Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:23Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise11:45Upper 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
  • MasaMaghaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 17 February

Next Ekadashi

  • Jaya EkadashiThursday 19 FebruaryBreak the fast on Friday between 13:44 and 18:14.
  • Jaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 20 FebruaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.