Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 December 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 11:08Moonrise 23:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 December 1992

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 16:00, then Saptami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:41 to 10:59
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:15

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 16:00 · Saptami until 13:46 Wed
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:20, then Purva Phalguni until 16:48 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:15, then Priti until 15:13 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 16:00 · Vishti until 02:52 Wed · Bava until 13:46 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:15Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAngirasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 15 December
  • shashthiTuesday 15 December

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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.