Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 December 2053A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 22:52Moonrise 11:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 December 2053

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 23:49, then Saptami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 16 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. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 10:59
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:14
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:34
  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.22:52

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 23:49 · Saptami until 01:53 Thu
  • NakshatraDhanishtha, then ShatabhishaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:46, then Shatabhisha until 14:30 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:31, then Vajra until 12:10 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:35 · Taitila until 23:49 · Gara until 12:55 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
  • Moonset22:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise11:14Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShrimukhaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16 December
  • shashthiTuesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiSunday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:54 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.