Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 December 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:37 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 06:12Moonrise 15:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 December 1992

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 07:04, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 10:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:12 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 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then Chaturdashi, then PurnimaThe thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 07:04 · Chaturdashi until 06:24 Wed · Purnima until 05:11 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:50 Wed, then Rohini until 03:18 Thu
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:44, then Siddha until 14:49 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:04 · Gara until 18:48 · Vanija until 06:24 Wed · Vishti until 17:51 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 21 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.