Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:52. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:15.00061218Moonrise 18:29

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 August 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 22:35, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 14:01
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:15
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:29
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:52

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 22:35 · Pratipada until 01:01 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:03, then Shatabhisha until 00:03 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:16, then Atiganda until 08:14 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 09:21 · Bava until 22:35 · Balava until 11:48 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:52Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 57 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:29Upper 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.

  • Raksha BandhanTuesday 24 August
  • Full moonTuesday 24 August
  • Purnima fastTuesday 24 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiSaturday 4 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:36 and 18:38.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 5 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.