Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 December 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:39. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 23:31Moonrise 11:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 December 2006

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 11:10, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:14. 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 11:04
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:26
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:39
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:31

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 11:10 · Saptami until 09:16 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:56 Wed, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 04:40 Thu
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:11, then Vyatipata until 09:25 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 11:10 · Gara until 22:13 · Vanija until 09:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:31Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 26 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:14 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.