Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 August 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 14:15Moonrise 01:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 August 2055

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:29, then Dashami.

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 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:15
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:14 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 09:29 · Dashami until 09:36 Wed
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:09, then Mrigashira until 20:37 Wed
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:02, then Harshana until 18:51 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:29 · Vanija until 21:38 · Vishti until 09:36 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:14Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:54 and 07:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.