Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 25 August 2144A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 05:56, sunset 18:50. Yamaganda 09:10 to 10:46. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:49. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:37 to 17:13.00061218Moonset 15:53Moonrise 03:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 25 August 2144

Tuesday is Aja Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 12:18, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 05:57 and 08:31.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 August

Rahu Kalam runs 15:37 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 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:37 to 17:13
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:53
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:50
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:01 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 05:56 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 12:18 · Dwadashi until 11:29 Wed
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:43, then Punarvasu until 14:32 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:44 Wed, then Vyatipata until 23:41 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 12:18 · Kaulava until 00:00 Wed · Taitila until 11:29 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise05:56The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:50Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 54 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:01Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Aja EkadashiTuesday 25 AugustBreak the fast on Wednesday between 05:57 and 08:31.

Next Ekadashi

  • Parsva EkadashiMonday 7 SeptemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:34 and 18:34.
  • Parsva Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 8 SeptemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.