Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 August 2000A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:43 to 17:22.00061218Moonrise 19:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 August 2000

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 10:43, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:43 to 17:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:43 to 17:22
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:19

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 10:43 · Pratipada until 12:24 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:14 Wed, then Shatabhisha until 04:16 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:15 Wed, then Atiganda until 03:24 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:43 · Balava until 23:36 · Kaulava until 12:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise19:19Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikramaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanTuesday 15 August
  • Full moonTuesday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:40 and 18:49.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 26 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.