Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 August 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:51, sunset 19:00. Yamaganda 09:08 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:04. Rahu Kalam 15:42 to 17:21.00061218Moonset 18:04Moonrise 05:36

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 August 2050

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 15:10, then Amavasya.

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 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:04
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:42 to 17:21
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:04
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:00
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:36 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 05:51 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 15:10 · Amavasya until 17:17 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:09, then Ashlesha until 16:50 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:44, then Variyan until 16:27 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 15:10 · Chatushpada until 04:12 Wed · Naga until 17:17 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:51The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:00Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 9 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:36Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPramodaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

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