Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 August 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:36 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 00:15Moonrise 13:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 August 2031

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 11:22, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:36 to 17:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:26
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:36 to 17:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:15 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 11:22 · Navami until 09:22 Wed
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:03, then Jyeshtha until 13:44 Wed
  • YogaVaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:31, then Vishkambha until 19:37 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:22 · Balava until 22:26 · Kaulava until 09:22 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset00:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Padmini EkadashiThursday 28 AugustBreak the fast on Friday between 13:39 and 18:46.
  • Padmini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 29 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.