Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 December 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:00, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:36 to 10:54. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:33. Gulika Kalam 12:12 to 13:30. Rahu Kalam 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 22:22Moonrise 11:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 December 2005

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 08:33, then Shashthi.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 6 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:48 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:00
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:36 to 10:54
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:33
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:12 to 13:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:48 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:22

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:00 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then Shashthi, then SaptamiThe fifth, sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonPanchami until 08:33 · Shashthi until 06:12 Wed · Saptami until 04:04 Thu
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:52, then Dhanishtha until 12:16 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, Vyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:04, then Vyaghata until 04:56 Wed, then Harshana until 01:58 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 08:33 · Kaulava until 19:21 · Taitila until 06:12 Wed · Gara until 17:06 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:00The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 24 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 6 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 11 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:05 and 09:08.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.