Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 October 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 17:50. Yamaganda 09:15 to 10:41. Abhijit 11:44 to 12:29. Gulika Kalam 12:06 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:58 to 16:24.00061218Moonset 21:49Moonrise 11:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 October 2102

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 03:34 Wed, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 October

Rahu Kalam runs 14:58 to 16:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:15 to 10:41
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:28
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:44 to 12:29
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:06 to 13:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:58 to 16:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:49

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 03:34 Wed · Saptami until 01:42 Thu
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:53, then Mula until 07:51 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:43, then Atiganda until 20:05 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:27 · Taitila until 03:34 Wed · Gara until 14:39 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:50Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 17 October

Next Ekadashi

  • Papankusha EkadashiSunday 22 OctoberBreak the fast on Monday between 06:27 and 08:42.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.