Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 December 1988A 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 12:19 to 13:36. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 05:13Moonrise 14:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 December 1988

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 14:37, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:44 to 11:01
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:36
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:13 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 14:37 · Trayodashi until 13:03 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:35, then Krittika until 09:39 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:15 Wed, then Sadhya until 21:52 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:37 · Kaulava until 01:48 Wed · Taitila until 13:03 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
  • Moonset05:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:47Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 3 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:29 and 17:37.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.