Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 December 2056A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:39. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 10:19Moonrise 21:28

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 December 2056

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 13:06, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:04
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:19
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:43
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:39
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:28

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 13:06 · Panchami until 13:27 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:44, then Magha until 16:35 Wed
  • YogaVishkambha, then PritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:18, then Priti until 19:16 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:06 · Kaulava until 01:20 Wed · Taitila until 13:27 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:19Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 26 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.