Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 December 2031A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 19:49Moonrise 08:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 December 2031

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 07:55, then Tritiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:41
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:49

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then Tritiya, then ChaturthiThe second, third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 07:55 · Tritiya until 04:32 Wed · Chaturthi until 01:20 Thu
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:49, then Uttara Ashadha until 10:11 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:05, then Dhruva until 09:06 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:55 · Taitila until 18:13 · Gara until 04:32 Wed · Vanija until 14:54 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
  • Moonset19:49Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVirodhikritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiWednesday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:12 and 09:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.