Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 11 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:39 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:35. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:32. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 00:59Moonrise 12:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 11 December 2040

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 16:13, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 11 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.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:39 to 10:57
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:35
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:32
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.12:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.00:59 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 16:13 · Navami until 15:03 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Bhadrapada, then Uttara BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:17, then Uttara Bhadrapada until 18:49 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:17 Wed, then Vyatipata until 00:18 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:13 · Balava until 03:34 Wed · Kaulava until 15:03 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
  • Moonset00:59Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise12:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaudraThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 11 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 14 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:07 and 09:10.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.