Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 August 2132A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:49. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:36 to 17:13.00061218Moonrise 18:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 August 2132

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 00:43 Wed, then Pratipada.

Observed today Raksha Bandhan, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 26 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:36 to 17:13. 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 12:49
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:59
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:36 to 17:13
  6. SunsetNight hours follow.18:49
  7. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:55

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 00:43 Wed · Pratipada until 00:20 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:51, then Shatabhisha until 22:13 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:51, then Atiganda until 06:49 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:43 · Bava until 00:43 Wed · Balava until 12:35 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
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise18:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Raksha BandhanTuesday 26 August
  • Full moonTuesday 26 August
  • Purnima fastTuesday 26 August

Next Ekadashi

  • Aja EkadashiFriday 5 SeptemberBreak the fast on Sunday 7 Sep after sunrise.
  • Aja Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 6 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.