Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 31 August 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:44. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:57. Rahu Kalam 15:33 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 11:41Moonrise 22:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 31 August 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 10:18, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:33 to 17:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:10 to 10:46
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:33 to 17:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:44
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:21

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 10:18 · Saptami until 10:50 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:11, then Krittika until 13:19 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:25, then Vyaghata until 10:49 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:18 · Vishti until 22:39 · Bava until 10:50 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:44Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:21Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 31 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.