Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 December 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 05:37Moonrise 15:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 December 2002

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 22:18, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 17 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 11:00
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:09
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:40
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:37 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 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 22:18 · Chaturdashi until 23:45 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:51 Wed, then Rohini until 04:42 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:28, then Sadhya until 23:26 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:24 · Taitila until 22:18 · Gara until 11:05 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
  • Moonset05:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:14 and 07:55.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.