Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 August 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, sunset 19:01. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:43 to 17:22.00061218Moonset 12:03Moonrise 22:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 August 2006

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 20:02, then Ashtami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta)

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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:03
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:43 to 17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:01
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:55

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 20:02 · Ashtami until 18:48 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:01 Wed, then Krittika until 02:41 Thu
  • YogaGanda, Vriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:03, then Vriddhi until 04:43 Wed, then Dhruva until 02:51 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 08:52 · Bava until 20:02 · Balava until 07:21 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:01Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Tuesday 15 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:53 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.