Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 13 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:40 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 09:03Moonrise 20:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 13 December 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 22:22, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:50 to 16:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:03
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:40 to 10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:04

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 22:22 · Chaturthi until 22:12 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:26, then Pushya until 22:52 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:04 Wed, then Indra until 01:40 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:16 · Vishti until 22:22 · Bava until 10:20 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:04Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe 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

  • Saphala EkadashiWednesday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:10 and 07:25.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.