Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 5 August 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 19:09. Yamaganda 09:06 to 10:46. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:08. Rahu Kalam 15:48 to 17:29.00061218Moonset 20:18Moonrise 07:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 5 August 1997

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 18:11, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 5 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:48 to 17:29. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:19
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:06 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:48 to 17:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:18

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 18:11 · Tritiya until 20:46 Wed
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:15, then Purva Phalguni until 21:23 Wed
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:18, then Parigha until 14:22 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:11 · Taitila until 07:28 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiThursday 14 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:45 and 19:00.
  • Shravana Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 15 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.