Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:59, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:35 to 10:53. Abhijit 11:51 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 12:11 to 13:30. Rahu Kalam 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 10:53Moonrise 22:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 December 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 07:34, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:48 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:59
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 10:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:51 to 12:32
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:11 to 13:30
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:48 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:27

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:59 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 07:34 · Shashthi until 08:38 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 06:05 Wed, then Magha until 07:08 Thu
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:33 Wed, then Vaidhriti until 00:53 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 07:34 · Gara until 20:11 · Vanija until 08:38 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:59The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:27Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe 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

  • Utpanna EkadashiSunday 9 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 09:03 and 09:07.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 10 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.