Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 31 August 2032A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:59, sunset 18:43. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:57. Rahu Kalam 15:32 to 17:08.00061218Moonset 15:42Moonrise 02:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 31 August 2032

Tuesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:03, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:00 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:32 to 17:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:10 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:57
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:32 to 17:08
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:43
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:49 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 17:03 · Dwadashi until 19:11 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:06 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:16 Wed, then Variyan until 05:02 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 17:03 · Kaulava until 06:05 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:43Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 45 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParidhaviThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:00 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 15 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:30 and 18:24.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 16 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.