Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 13 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:40 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 07:02Moonrise 17:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 13 December 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 09:16, then Purnima.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 13 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:40 to 10:58
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:33
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:08
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.07:02 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 09:16 · Purnima until 05:36 Wed · Pratipada until 02:08 Thu
  • NakshatraRohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:41, then Mrigashira until 18:51 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:39 Wed, then Shubha until 20:31 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 09:16 · Vishti until 19:25 · Bava until 05:36 Wed · Balava until 15:49 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset07:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise17:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonTuesday 13 December
  • Purnima fastTuesday 13 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:24 and 17:31.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.