Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 December 2040A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonrise 17:15

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 December 2040

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 17:46, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:53 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. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:35
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:53 to 16:10
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 17:46 · Pratipada until 19:36 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:26 Wed, then Ardra until 03:51 Thu
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:50, then Shukla until 20:07 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 17:46 · Balava until 06:39 Wed · Kaulava until 19:36 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:15Upper 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.

  • Full moonTuesday 18 December
  • Purnima fastTuesday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.