Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 December 2009A 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 16:22Moonrise 06:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 December 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 16:06, then Amavasya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 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. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:09
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:22
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:56 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then AmavasyaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 16:06 · Amavasya until 17:32 Wed
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:20, then Jyeshtha until 16:14 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:12, then Shula until 15:08 Wed
  • KaranaShakuni, Chatushpada, then NagaHalf of a lunar dayShakuni until 16:06 · Chatushpada until 04:46 Wed · Naga until 17:32 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
  • Moonset16:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhiThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiMonday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:17.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.