Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 20 December 2044A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:36. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 18:11Moonrise 08:01

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 20 December 2044

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 16:45, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 20 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 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. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:01
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:44 to 11:01
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:36
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:11
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:11

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 16:45 · Dwitiya until 19:20 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:54, then Purva Ashadha until 12:52 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:27 Wed, then Dhruva until 03:22 Thu
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:45 · Balava until 06:01 Wed · Kaulava until 19:20 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:01Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:27 and 17:35.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 31 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.