Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 27 December 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:39. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 20:22Moonrise 09:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 27 December 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 19:07, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 27 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:02
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:43
  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.17:32
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:22

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 19:07 · Chaturthi until 18:54 Wed
  • NakshatraShravana, then DhanishthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:51 Wed, then Dhanishtha until 06:34 Thu
  • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:58, then Harshana until 08:21 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:29 · Gara until 19:07 · Vanija until 06:55 Wed · Vishti until 18:54 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
  • Moonset20:22Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:02Upper 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
  • 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiThursday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Friday between 07:15 and 09:19.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.