Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 31 December 2002A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:14, sunset 17:35. Yamaganda 09:49 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:45. Gulika Kalam 12:24 to 13:42. Rahu Kalam 14:59 to 16:17.00061218Moonset 15:15Moonrise 05:35

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 31 December 2002

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 07:55, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 31 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:59 to 16:17. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:14
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:49 to 11:06
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:45
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:24 to 13:42
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:59 to 16:17
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:35 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:14 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then Trayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 07:55 · Trayodashi until 05:41 Wed · Chaturdashi until 03:38 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:16, then Jyeshtha until 18:49 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:19, then Ganda until 13:19 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:55 · Gara until 18:47 · Vanija until 05:41 Wed · Vishti until 16:38 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:14The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:35Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:35Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar 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 31 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 14 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:21.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.