Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:37 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonset 13:03Moonrise 00:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 December 2020

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 17:18, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 10:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:03
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:55 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 17:18 · Navami until 15:18 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:48, then Uttara Phalguni until 12:33 Wed
  • YogaPriti, then AyushmanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:42 Wed, then Ayushman until 22:43 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:18 · Taitila until 04:21 Wed · Gara until 15:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:03Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 8 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Utpanna EkadashiThursday 10 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday 12 Dec after sunrise.
  • Utpanna Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 11 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

Make my free kundli

These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.