Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 14 December 2055A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:40 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 14:29Moonrise 03:32

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 14 December 2055

Tuesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:18 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 09:09.

Times forNew Delhi · 14 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:40 to 10:58
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:33
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:29
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:32 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:18 Wed · Dwadashi until 21:30 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:38, then Swati until 16:34 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:56, then Atiganda until 18:25 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:40 · Balava until 00:18 Wed · Kaulava until 10:54 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset14:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:32Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraYuvaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 14 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:06 and 09:09.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 07:14 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.