Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 11 December 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:39 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Gulika Kalam 12:14 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 15:35Moonrise 05:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 11 December 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 21:33, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 11 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:50 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:39 to 10:57
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:14 to 13:32
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:07
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:35
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:40 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 21:33 · Chaturdashi until 17:56 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, then AnuradhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:41, then Anuradha until 20:48 Wed
  • YogaAtiganda, Sukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:36, then Sukarma until 05:32 Wed, then Dhriti until 01:16 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 11:15 · Vanija until 21:33 · Vishti until 07:46 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:40Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 11 December
  • PradoshTuesday 11 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 23 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 13:23 and 17:30.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 24 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 07:12 and 08:02.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.