Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 27 December 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:40. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 16:15Moonrise 06:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 27 December 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 08:30, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:05
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:40
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:15
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.06:05 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 08:30 · Chaturdashi until 10:37 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:01 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 09:38, then Ganda until 10:07 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then ShakuniHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 08:30 · Vishti until 21:36 · Shakuni until 10:37 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:15Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise06:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDurmukhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSunday 8 JanuaryBreak the fast on Monday between 13:32 and 17:41.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 9 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.