Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 December 2014A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 13:20Moonrise 02:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 December 2014

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 09:41, then Dashami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:34
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:20
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:13 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 09:41 · Dashami until 11:10 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:04, then Chitra until 21:45 Wed
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:12, then Shobhana until 18:59 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:41 · Vanija until 22:31 · Vishti until 11:10 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:13Upper 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
  • 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.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16 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.