Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 December 2039A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:36. Rahu Kalam 14:53 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 22:39Moonrise 11:23

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 December 2039

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 04:29 Wed, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:53 to 16:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:44 to 11:01
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:23
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:36
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:53 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.22:39

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 04:29 Wed · Saptami until 03:39 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:25, then Shatabhisha until 10:39 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:51 Wed, then Siddhi until 00:54 Thu
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 17:12 · Taitila until 04:29 Wed · Gara until 15:58 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset22:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:23Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSiddharthiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 20 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiMonday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday between 07:13 and 09:16.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.