Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 December 1983A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:36. Rahu Kalam 14:53 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 07:14Moonrise 17:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 December 1983

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 07:30, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:53 to 16:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:14
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:36
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:53 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:45

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then Pratipada, then DwitiyaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first and second of the waning MoonPurnima until 07:30 · Pratipada until 05:06 Wed · Dwitiya until 02:25 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:02, then Ardra until 10:16 Wed
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:20 Wed, then Brahma until 22:57 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 07:30 · Balava until 18:21 · Kaulava until 05:06 Wed · Taitila until 15:47 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:45Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonTuesday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 08:30.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.