Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 December 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 23:03Moonrise 11:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 December 1985

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 18:11, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:10. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 11:00
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:41
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:03

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 18:11 · Saptami until 18:50 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:40 Wed, then Purva Bhadrapada until 07:14 Thu
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:34 Wed, then Siddhi until 01:04 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 18:11 · Gara until 06:24 Wed · Vanija until 18:50 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:29.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.