Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 22 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 09:45 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:37. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 04:37Moonrise 15:03

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 22 December 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 22:50, then Trayodashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 to 16:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:45 to 11:02
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:37
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:12
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:37 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 22:50 · Trayodashi until 20:33 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:30, then Krittika until 14:52 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:41 Wed, then Sadhya until 00:38 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 12:01 · Balava until 22:50 · Kaulava until 09:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:37Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaShuklaThe waxing fortnight, new moon to full moon
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:30 and 17:38.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 6 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday between 07:15 and 07:54.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.