Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 3 December 1996A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:34 to 10:53. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 12:11 to 13:29. Rahu Kalam 14:47 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 12:34Moonrise 00:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 3 December 1996

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 23:47, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 3 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:47 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:34 to 10:53
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:11 to 13:29
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:47 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:38 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 23:47 · Navami until 01:48 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:00 Wed, then Uttara Phalguni until 07:22 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:02 Wed, then Priti until 02:26 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 10:36 · Kaulava until 23:47 · Taitila until 12:52 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 3 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiFriday 6 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:15 and 17:24.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.