Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 December 2026A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 22:57Moonrise 11:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 December 2026

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:20, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

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.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:41 to 10:59
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:19
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 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.22:57

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
    • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 21:20 · Saptami until 22:46 Wed
    • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:53, then Shatabhisha until 14:03 Wed
    • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:38, then Vajra until 13:46 Wed
    • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 08:22 · Taitila until 21:20 · Gara until 10:08 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
    • Moonset22:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise11:19Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • shashthiTuesday 15 December

    Next Ekadashi

    • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:10 and 09:13.
    All festivals this year

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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.