Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 4 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:58, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:35 to 10:53. Abhijit 11:50 to 12:32. Gulika Kalam 12:11 to 13:29. Rahu Kalam 14:48 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 15:36Moonrise 04:49

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 4 December 2018

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 12:20, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 4 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:48 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:58
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 10:53
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:50 to 12:32
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:11 to 13:29
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:48 to 16:06
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.15:36
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:49 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:58 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waning MoonDwadashi until 12:20 · Trayodashi until 12:03 Wed
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:59 Wed, then Vishakha until 03:34 Thu
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:47, then Atiganda until 22:31 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 12:20 · Gara until 00:08 Wed · Vanija until 12:03 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:58The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 26 min of daylight
  • Moonset15:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise04:49Upper 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
  • MasaMargashirshaLunar month, counted to the full moonKartika when counted to the new moon
  • RituSharadAutumn, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 4 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 18 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 20 Dec after sunrise.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 19 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.