Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 December 2048A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, 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 16:07.00061218Moonset 20:32Moonrise 09:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 December 2048

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 10:22, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.09:28
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 10:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.20:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 10:22 · Chaturthi until 07:18 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, Uttara Ashadha, then ShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:51, then Uttara Ashadha until 05:28 Wed, then Shravana until 03:34 Thu
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:46, then Dhruva until 16:12 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:22 · Vanija until 20:47 · Vishti until 07:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset20:32Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise09:28Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe 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

  • Mokshada EkadashiTuesday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:19 and 17:26.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.