Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 22 August 1995A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:54. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 14:02. Rahu Kalam 15:39 to 17:17.00061218Moonset 16:07Moonrise 03:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 22 August 1995

Tuesday is Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:55 and 06:51.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:39 to 17:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 14:02
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:39 to 17:17
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:11 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 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waning MoonDwadashi until 06:51 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:38, then Punarvasu until 14:05 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:10 Wed, then Vyatipata until 03:28 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:55 · Taitila until 06:51 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:07Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:11Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar 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.

  • 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.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 5 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:02 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.