Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 August 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:48. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:36 to 17:12.00061218Moonset 04:00Moonrise 16:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 August 2053

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 07:51, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:36 to 17:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:56
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:10 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:48
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:59
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:36 to 17:12
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:00 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 07:51 · Trayodashi until 10:02 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:27, then Shravana until 01:02 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:53 Wed, then Shobhana until 06:26 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 07:51 · Kaulava until 20:58 · Taitila until 10:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:49Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 53 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:00Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:50Upper 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
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiMonday 8 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:33.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 9 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.