Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 August 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:49, sunset 19:03. Yamaganda 09:07 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 14:05. Rahu Kalam 15:45 to 17:24.00061218Moonset 00:35Moonrise 13:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 August 1997

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 06:34, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 12 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:45 to 17:24. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:49
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:07 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 14:05
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:24
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:45 to 17:24
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:03
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:35 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:49 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 06:34 · Navami until 06:40 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:55, then Anuradha until 10:35 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:26, then Indra until 16:12 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 06:34 · Balava until 18:43 · Kaulava until 06:40 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:49The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:03Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 15 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:24Upper 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.

  • ashtamiTuesday 12 August

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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.