Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 August 2126A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:45, sunset 19:09. Yamaganda 09:06 to 10:47. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 14:08. Rahu Kalam 15:48 to 17:28.00061218Moonset 08:21Moonrise 20:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 August 2126

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 15:49, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:48 to 17:28. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.05:45
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:21
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:06 to 10:47
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 14:08
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:48 to 17:28
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.19:09
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:53

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 15:49 · Chaturthi until 18:02 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:28, then Purva Bhadrapada until 10:08 Wed
  • YogaAtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:55 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 15:49 · Bava until 04:53 Wed · Balava until 18:02 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset19:09Day hours end, night hours begin13 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaShravanaLunar month, counted to the full moonShravana 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.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 6 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Parama EkadashiWednesday 14 AugustBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:45 and 19:01.
  • Parama Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 15 AugustFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.