Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 December 2047A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 17:53Moonrise 07:20

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 December 2047

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 01:53 Wed, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 17 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:20
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.17:53

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 01:53 Wed · Dwitiya until 23:02 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:59 Wed, then Purva Ashadha until 23:51 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:02 Wed, then Vriddhi until 20:26 Wed
  • KaranaKimstughna, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayKimstughna until 15:29 · Bava until 01:53 Wed · Balava until 12:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset17:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:20Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 17 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiFriday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:25 and 17:32.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.