Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 August 1987A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:44, sunset 19:10. Yamaganda 09:05 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:08. Rahu Kalam 15:49 to 17:30.00061218Moonset 00:46Moonrise 14:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 August 1987

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 11:08, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:49 to 17:30. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:44
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:05 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:08
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:23
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:49 to 17:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:10
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:46 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:44 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waxing MoonNavami until 11:08 · Dashami until 09:03 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:07, then Anuradha until 05:55 Wed
  • YogaShukla, Brahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:47, then Brahma until 03:11 Wed, then Indra until 00:02 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 11:08 · Taitila until 22:11 · Gara until 09:03 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:44The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:10Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 27 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:23Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiWednesday 5 AugustBreak the fast on Friday 7 Aug after sunrise.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.