Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 19 December 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:09, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 09:44 to 11:01. Abhijit 11:58 to 12:39. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:36. Rahu Kalam 14:53 to 16:11.00061218Moonset 05:25Moonrise 15:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 19 December 2056

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 02:09 Wed, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 19 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:53 to 16:11. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:09
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:44 to 11:01
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:58 to 12:39
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:36
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:53 to 16:11
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:42
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:25 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:09 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 02:09 Wed · Chaturdashi until 04:43 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:06 Wed, then Rohini until 05:04 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 18:35, then Sadhya until 19:27 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:50 · Taitila until 02:09 Wed · Gara until 15:27 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:09The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:25Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:42Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 19 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiMonday 1 JanuaryBreak the fast on Tuesday between 09:17 and 09:18.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 2 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.