Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 December 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 18:08Moonrise 07:38

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 December 2020

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 19:07, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:38
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:41 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:34
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:08

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 19:07 · Dwitiya until 16:55 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:31, then Purva Ashadha until 20:04 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:31, then Vriddhi until 18:33 Wed
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 08:24 · Bava until 19:07 · Balava until 05:57 Wed · Kaulava until 16:55 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:08Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:38Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSharvariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 08:31 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.