Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 December 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:38. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:13.00061218Moonset 11:20Moonrise 23:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 December 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 06:47 Wed, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 24 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:13. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:46 to 11:03
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:20
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:41
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:38
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:13
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 06:47 Wed · Ashtami until 07:38 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:49, then Uttara Phalguni until 19:32 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:59 Wed, then Saubhagya until 01:35 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 18:06 · Bava until 06:47 Wed · Balava until 19:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.