Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 11 December 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:03, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:39 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Gulika Kalam 12:14 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 20:58Moonrise 10:08

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 11 December 2018

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 20:22, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 11 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:50 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:03
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:39 to 10:57
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:08
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:14 to 13:32
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:58

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:03 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturthi until 20:22 · Panchami until 23:06 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:29, then Shravana until 16:36 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:39, then Vyaghata until 23:39 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:04 · Vishti until 20:22 · Bava until 09:43 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:03The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:58Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:08Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVilambiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 11 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.