Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 27 December 2005A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:40. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 14:04Moonrise 04:12

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 27 December 2005

Tuesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 16:29, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:13 and 09:16.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:05
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:40
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:04
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:12 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 16:29 · Dwadashi until 15:35 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:29, then Vishakha until 09:26 Wed
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:30, then Dhriti until 10:41 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:29 · Kaulava until 04:08 Wed · Taitila until 15:35 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:12Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:13 and 09:16.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiTuesday 10 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:16 and 09:20.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.