Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 August 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:53, sunset 18:56. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 14:02. Rahu Kalam 15:40 to 17:18.00061218Moonset 09:46Moonrise 21:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 August 2019

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 05:31 Wed, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:40 to 17:18. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:53
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:47
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 14:02
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:40 to 17:18
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:56
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:53 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 05:31 Wed · Shashthi until 07:06 Thu
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:28, then Ashwini until 00:47 Thu
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:27, then Ganda until 16:56 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 16:33 · Taitila until 05:31 Wed · Gara until 18:22 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:53The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:56Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:46Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe 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 EkadashiMonday 26 AugustBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:40 and 18:48.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 27 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.