Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 August 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:21.00061218Moonset 22:52Moonrise 11:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 August 1999

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 16:10, then Saptami.

Observed today Simha sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:52

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 16:10 · Saptami until 18:10 Wed
  • NakshatraSwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:34 Wed
  • YogaShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:58 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:10 · Gara until 05:07 Wed · Vanija until 18:10 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:11Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramathiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 17 August
  • shashthiTuesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiSunday 22 AugustBreak the fast on Monday between 13:42 and 18:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.