Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 August 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:21.00061218Moonset 20:56Moonrise 08:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 August 1988

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 04:13 Wed, then Panchami.

Observed today Simha sankranti, chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:56
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:56

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 04:13 Wed · Panchami until 06:23 Thu
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:53, then Hasta until 13:50 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:08, then Sadhya until 12:05 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:00 · Vishti until 04:13 Wed · Bava until 17:21 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 16 August
  • chaturthiTuesday 16 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.