Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 August 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:03. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 09:55Moonrise 21:30

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 August 2049

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 00:49 Wed, then Shashthi.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:03
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:30

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 00:49 Wed · Shashthi until 00:07 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:26, then Ashwini until 23:26 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:15, then Ganda until 20:34 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 13:29 · Taitila until 00:49 Wed · Gara until 12:21 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:56 and 08:30.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.