Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 December 2028A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:40 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 14:09Moonrise 04:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 December 2028

Tuesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 15:13, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 09:09.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:50 to 16:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:40 to 10:57
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:33
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:09
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:08
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:04 Wed

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 15:13 · Dwadashi until 12:57 Wed
    • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:55, then Swati until 10:20 Wed
    • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:25, then Atiganda until 14:21 Wed
    • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 15:13 · Kaulava until 02:04 Wed · Taitila until 12:57 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:09Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:04Upper 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
    • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
    • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
    • SamvatsaraKilakaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 12 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 09:09.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:13 and 09:16.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.