Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 December 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 12:26Moonrise 00:17

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 December 2003

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 11:30, then Ashtami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:41 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:34
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:26
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:17 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 11:30 · Ashtami until 10:45 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:26, then Uttara Phalguni until 16:10 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:11, then Ayushman until 14:17 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 11:30 · Balava until 23:12 · Kaulava until 10:45 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:26Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:17Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16 December

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.