Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 August 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:47, sunset 19:07. Yamaganda 09:07 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:07. Rahu Kalam 15:47 to 17:27.00061218Moonset 06:05Moonrise 19:34

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 August 2017

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 00:26 Wed, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:47 to 17:27. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:47
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:05
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:07 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:07
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:47 to 17:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:07
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:34

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:47 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 00:26 Wed · Dwitiya until 00:43 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:53 Wed, then Shatabhisha until 05:46 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:39, then Shobhana until 17:59 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:06 · Kaulava until 00:26 Wed · Taitila until 12:38 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:47The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:07Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:34Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe 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 EkadashiFriday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:53 and 07:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.