Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 August 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 18:59. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:21.00061218Moonset 12:49Moonrise 23:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 August 2044

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 02:37 Wed, then Navami.

Observed today Janmashtami (smarta), Janmashtami (vaishnava), Simha sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:42 to 17:21. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:51
  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 14:04
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:49
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:21
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:59
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:21

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 02:37 Wed · Navami until 00:25 Thu
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:18, then Krittika until 09:11 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:06, then Dhruva until 08:31 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:33 · Kaulava until 02:37 Wed · Taitila until 13:34 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:59Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:21Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Janmashtami (smarta)Tuesday 16 August
  • Janmashtami (vaishnava)Tuesday 16 August
  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 16 August
  • ashtamiTuesday 16 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 19 AugustBreak the fast on Saturday between 05:54 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.