Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 August 2049A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:51. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:37 to 17:14.00061218Moonset 16:06Moonrise 03:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 August 2049

Tuesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:32, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:56 and 08:30.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:37 to 17:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:55
  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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:37 to 17:14
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:03 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 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 07:32 · Dwadashi until 10:04 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:55, then Punarvasu until 13:00 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:59, then Vyatipata until 23:00 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:32 · Kaulava until 20:48 · Taitila until 10:04 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:51Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:03Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShuklaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 24 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:56 and 08:30.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiWednesday 8 SeptemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:04 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.