Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 22 December 2054A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 09:45 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:37. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 12:51Moonrise 01:21

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 22 December 2054

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 10:57, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 to 16:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:45 to 11:02
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:37
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:51
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:21 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 10:57 · Navami until 09:15 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, Hasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:37, then Hasta until 06:33 Wed, then Chitra until 05:43 Thu
  • YogaSaubhagya, then ShobhanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:40, then Shobhana until 17:09 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 10:57 · Taitila until 22:04 · Gara until 09:15 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:21Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonMargashirsha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraBhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 22 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:24 and 17:30.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.