Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 December 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:38 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 09:03Moonrise 20:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 December 2014

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 19:52, then Chaturthi.

Observed today Sankashti Chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:03
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:38 to 10:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:10

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 19:52 · Chaturthi until 21:36 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 03:38 Wed, then Pushya until 06:00 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:59, then Brahma until 15:06 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:12 · Vishti until 19:52 · Bava until 08:40 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:10Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Sankashti ChaturthiTuesday 9 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 07:09 and 09:12.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.