Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 23 August 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:15.00061218Moonset 01:53Moonrise 15:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 23 August 1988

Tuesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 07:36, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 14:01
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:15
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:45
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:53 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then Ekadashi, then DwadashiThe tenth, eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 07:36 · Ekadashi until 05:34 Wed · Dwadashi until 02:54 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:24, then Purva Ashadha until 17:46 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, Priti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:15, then Priti until 05:31 Wed, then Ayushman until 02:15 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:36 · Vanija until 18:41 · Vishti until 05:34 Wed · Bava until 16:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:45Upper 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.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 23 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:51.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 6 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:05 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.