Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 December 2035A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 10:01Moonrise 21:19

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 December 2035

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 16:05, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:43 to 11:00
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:19

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 16:05 · Panchami until 13:32 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:42, then Ashlesha until 08:43 Wed
  • YogaIndra, Vaidhriti, then VishkambhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 08:04, then Vaidhriti until 04:35 Wed, then Vishkambha until 01:34 Thu
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 16:05 · Kaulava until 02:44 Wed · Taitila until 13:32 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:01Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraRakshasaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 25 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:12 and 09:15.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.