Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 August 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:52, sunset 18:58. Yamaganda 09:09 to 10:47. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 14:03. Rahu Kalam 15:41 to 17:20.00061218Moonset 01:53Moonrise 15:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 August 2116

Tuesday is Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 05:11 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:56.

Observed today Simha sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:41 to 17:20. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:52
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:09 to 10:47
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 14:03
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:41 to 17:20
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:48
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:58
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.01:53 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:52 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 05:11 Wed · Dwadashi until 07:02 Thu
  • NakshatraMulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:15 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 04:44 Wed, then Priti until 05:13 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:24 · Vishti until 05:11 Wed · Bava until 18:04 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:52The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:58Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 5 min of daylight
  • Moonset01:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Shravana Putrada EkadashiTuesday 18 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:56.
  • Simha sankrantiTuesday 18 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiThursday 3 SeptemberBreak the fast on Friday between 06:01 and 08:32.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.