Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 December 2010A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Yamaganda 09:48 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:40. Rahu Kalam 14:58 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 11:56Moonrise 01:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 December 2010

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 20:48, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:48 to 11:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:56
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  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.01:05 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 20:48 · Navami until 18:57 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:36 Wed, then Chitra until 03:30 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, Shobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:49, then Shobhana until 04:59 Wed, then Atiganda until 02:20 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 09:48 · Kaulava until 20:48 · Taitila until 07:50 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
  • Moonset11:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 31 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:14 and 09:18.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.