Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 27 December 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:40. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 10:11Moonrise 21:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 27 December 1988

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:37, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:11
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 13:37 · Panchami until 15:49 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:26, then Magha until 16:04 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:43, then Priti until 16:17 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:37 · Kaulava until 02:40 Wed · Taitila until 15:49 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar 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.

  • chaturthiTuesday 27 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.