Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 August 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:21.00061218Moonset 02:32Moonrise 16:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 August 2005

Tuesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 13:53, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:52 and 08:28.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. 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.15:42 to 17:21
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:23
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:32 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 13:53 · Dwadashi until 10:41 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:40, then Purva Ashadha until 14:12 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:03, then Priti until 13:17 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 13:53 · Bava until 00:21 Wed · Balava until 10:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset02:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 16 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:52 and 08:28.
  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 30 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:59 and 08:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.