Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 December 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 08:44Moonrise 19:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 December 1997

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 06:34 Wed, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:48

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 06:34 Wed · Chaturthi until 07:27 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:09, then Pushya until 00:22 Thu
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:28, then Indra until 20:44 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 18:24 · Vishti until 06:34 Wed · Bava until 18:55 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:44Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraIshvaraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.