Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 August 1995A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:46, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 09:06 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:07. Rahu Kalam 15:47 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 04:01Moonrise 16:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 August 1995

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 09:14, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 8 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:47 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:46
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:06 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:07
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:47 to 17:27
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:01 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:46 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 09:14 · Trayodashi until 05:59 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, Purva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:57, then Purva Ashadha until 03:32 Wed, then Uttara Ashadha until 01:07 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:18, then Priti until 15:33 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:14 · Kaulava until 19:37 · Taitila until 05:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:46The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 8 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 21 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:43 and 18:54.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 22 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 06:51.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.