Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 August 2010A 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 17:20.00061218Moonset 23:58Moonrise 13:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 August 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:31, then Navami.

Observed today Simha sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 17 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:20. 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 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:20
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 11:31 · Navami until 11:39 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:12, then Anuradha until 06:52 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, Indra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:10, then Indra until 05:06 Wed, then Vaidhriti until 04:35 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:31 · Balava until 23:29 · Kaulava until 11:39 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
  • Moonset23:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise13:29Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 17 August
  • ashtamiTuesday 17 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiFriday 20 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:54 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.