Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 December 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Yamaganda 09:48 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:44. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:41. Rahu Kalam 14:58 to 16:16.00061218Moonset 09:52Moonrise 21:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 December 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 15:29, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 29 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:58 to 16:16. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:48 to 11:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:52
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:44
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:41
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:58 to 16:16
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 15:29 · Panchami until 16:59 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:02, then Magha until 14:58 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:20, then Priti until 13:17 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:29 · Kaulava until 04:08 Wed · Taitila until 16:59 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 29 December

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.