Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 December 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Yamaganda 09:48 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:44. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:40. Rahu Kalam 14:58 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 08:39Moonrise 18:57

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 December 2004

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 01:39 Wed, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:58 to 16:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:39
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:48 to 11:05
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:40
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:58 to 16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:57

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 01:39 Wed · Tritiya until 04:08 Thu
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:12, then Pushya until 20:07 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:31, then Vaidhriti until 18:19 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:24 · Gara until 01:39 Wed · Vanija until 14:54 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:57Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraTaranaThe 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 EkadashiThursday 6 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday 8 Jan after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 7 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.