Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 December 2019A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 11:24Moonrise 22:45

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 December 2019

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 01:38 Wed, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 10:59
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:24
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.22:45

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 01:38 Wed · Saptami until 23:31 Wed
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:26 Wed, then Purva Phalguni until 00:00 Thu
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:09, then Priti until 20:13 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 14:39 · Vanija until 01:38 Wed · Vishti until 12:35 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:45Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 22 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:11 and 09:14.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.