Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 August 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:43 to 17:21.00061218Moonset 07:57Moonrise 20:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 August 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 05:02 Wed, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:43 to 17:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:57
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:43 to 17:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:12

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 05:02 Wed · Chaturthi until 07:17 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:15 Wed, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 03:01 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:06 Wed, then Dhriti until 01:53 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:01 · Vishti until 05:02 Wed · Bava until 18:07 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 05:56 and 08:30.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.