Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 August 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:54, sunset 18:54. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 14:02. Rahu Kalam 15:39 to 17:17.00061218Moonset 21:05Moonrise 09:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 August 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 14:50, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:39 to 17:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:54
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:46
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 14:02
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:39 to 17:17
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:54
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:05

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:54 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 14:50 · Panchami until 12:43 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:56, then Chitra until 14:36 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, Shubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:23, then Shubha until 05:38 Wed, then Shukla until 02:49 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 14:50 · Bava until 01:47 Wed · Balava until 12:43 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:54The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:54Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 1 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:26Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 21 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiMonday 27 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 06:04 and 08:31.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.