Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 August 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:59. 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 16:32Moonrise 03:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 August 2066

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 01:13 Wed, then Trayodashi.

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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:03
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:20
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:32
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:14 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 01:13 Wed · Trayodashi until 03:22 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:14, then Punarvasu until 19:04 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:04, then Siddhi until 16:55 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:01 · Taitila until 01:13 Wed · Gara until 14:21 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 7 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:00 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.