Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 December 1985A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:38. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:13.00061218Moonset 05:24Moonrise 15:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 December 1985

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi all day.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:46 to 11:03
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:38
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:13
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:24 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashiThe thirteenth lunar day of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 09:00 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:39, then Rohini until 00:27 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:26 Wed, then Shubha until 06:03 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 19:46 · Taitila until 09:00 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:10Upper 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.

  • PradoshTuesday 24 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:30 and 17:39.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 7 JanuaryFollowers 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.