Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 December 2043A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:37 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 23:20Moonrise 11:55

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 December 2043

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 08:21, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 10:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  4. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:20

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 08:21 · Saptami until 08:56 Wed
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 14:32, then Shatabhisha until 15:30 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:04 Wed, then Vajra until 03:52 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:21 · Gara until 20:43 · Vanija until 08:56 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:55Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRudhirodgariThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 8 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSaturday 12 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 09:03 and 09:08.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 13 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.