Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 May 2129A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:30, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 08:54 to 10:36. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 18:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 May 2129

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 12:13, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 17 May

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:30
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.08:54 to 10:36
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:24
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:30 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 12:13 · Amavasya until 12:02 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:36 Wed, then Krittika until 03:23 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:30, then Shobhana until 17:25 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 12:13 · Chatushpada until 00:04 Wed · Naga until 12:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • MoonriseNo moonriseOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaJyeshthaLunar month, counted to the full moonVaishakha when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 17 May

Next Ekadashi

  • Nirjala EkadashiSunday 29 MayBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 19:13.
  • Nirjala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 MayFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.