Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 23 August 2050A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:55, sunset 18:53. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:38 to 17:15.00061218Moonset 22:03Moonrise 10:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 23 August 2050

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 23 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:38 to 17:15. 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:50
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 14:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:38 to 17:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:53
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:03

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthiThe sixth lunar day of the waxing MoonShashthi until 06:59 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:31, then Swati until 09:49 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:41, then Brahma until 21:49 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 18:10 · Taitila until 06:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:55The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:53Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:46Upper 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
  • 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.