Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:37 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 07:22Moonrise 17:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 December 2003

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 04:35 Wed, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:22
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 10:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 04:35 Wed · Dwitiya until 06:48 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:50 Wed, then Ardra until 09:28 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:54, then Shubha until 18:35 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:23 · Kaulava until 04:35 Wed · Taitila until 17:44 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 19 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 20 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.