Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 August 2066A 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 20:30Moonrise 08:50

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 August 2066

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 07:12, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Ganesh Chaturthi

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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:50
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:46
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:49
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:37 to 17:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:51
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:30

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:55 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 07:12 · Chaturthi until 06:38 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:54 Wed, then Chitra until 02:45 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:40, then Shubha until 13:05 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 07:12 · Vanija until 18:57 · Vishti until 06:38 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
  • Moonset20:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:50Upper 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
  • MasaBhadrapadaLunar month, counted to the full moonBhadrapada when counted to the new moon
  • RituVarshaMonsoon, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Ganesh ChaturthiTuesday 24 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 31 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:00 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.