Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 August 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:57. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:03. Rahu Kalam 15:41 to 17:19.00061218Moonset 18:43Moonrise 05:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 August 2020

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 10:40, then Amavasya.

Observed today Darsha Amavasya

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:41 to 17:19. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:08 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:03
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:41 to 17:19
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:43
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:57
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:48 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 10:40 · Amavasya until 08:12 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:08 Wed, then Magha until 02:07 Thu
  • YogaVariyan, then ParighaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:34 Wed, then Parigha until 21:15 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 10:40 · Chatushpada until 21:29 · Naga until 08:12 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:57Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:43Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Darsha AmavasyaTuesday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiSaturday 29 AugustBreak the fast on Sunday between 05:59 and 08:21.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.