Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 August 2073A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:58, sunset 18:46. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:47. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:58. Rahu Kalam 15:34 to 17:10.00061218Moonset 15:50Moonrise 02:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 August 2073

Tuesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:05, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:59 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:34 to 17:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:10 to 10:46
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:47
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:58
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:34 to 17:10
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:50
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:46
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:49 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 05:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:05 · Dwadashi until 14:49 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:11, then Punarvasu until 08:51 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:09, then Vyatipata until 10:11 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:05 · Kaulava until 03:33 Wed · Taitila until 14:49 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:46Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 48 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:50Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:49Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 29 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:59 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiTuesday 12 SeptemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:06 and 08:33.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.