Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 August 2017A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:50, 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 17:22.00061218Moonset 12:57Moonrise 00:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 August 2017

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 17:40, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (vaishnava), ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 15 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:43 to 17:22. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:50
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:57
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:43 to 17:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:17 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:50 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 17:40 · Navami until 15:18 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:31 Wed, then Rohini until 00:50 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, Dhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 06:48, then Dhruva until 03:55 Wed, then Vyaghata until 00:50 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 06:45 · Kaulava until 17:40 · Taitila until 04:31 Wed · Gara until 15:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:50The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 10 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Tuesday 15 August
  • ashtamiTuesday 15 August

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.