Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 August 2007A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:48. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:35 to 17:11.00061218Moonrise 18:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 August 2007

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 16:05, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 28 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:35 to 17:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:57
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:10 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:59
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:35 to 17:11
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:48
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:49

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:57 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 16:05 · Pratipada until 13:31 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:08, then Shatabhisha until 07:27 Wed
  • YogaAtiganda, then SukarmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:35, then Sukarma until 10:26 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:05 · Balava until 02:50 Wed · Kaulava until 13:31 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:57The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:48Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 51 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvajitThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanTuesday 28 August
  • Full moonTuesday 28 August
  • Purnima fastTuesday 28 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 7 SeptemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:03 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.