Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 August 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:06. Yamaganda 09:07 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 14:06. Rahu Kalam 15:46 to 17:26.00061218Moonset 17:14Moonrise 03:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 August 1988

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:24, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 9 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:46 to 17:26. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:07 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 14:06
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:46 to 17:26
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:06
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:28 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 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 12:24 · Trayodashi until 13:54 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:51, then Punarvasu until 20:03 Wed
  • YogaVajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:48 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:24 · Gara until 01:06 Wed · Vanija until 13:54 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:06Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:28Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonAshadha when counted to the new moon
  • RituGrishmaSummer, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 9 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:51.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 24 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.