Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 28 December 2066A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:13, sunset 17:33. Yamaganda 09:48 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:02 to 12:43. Gulika Kalam 12:23 to 13:40. Rahu Kalam 14:58 to 16:15.00061218Moonset 05:13Moonrise 14:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 28 December 2066

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwadashi until 13:00, then Trayodashi.

Observed today Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 28 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:58 to 16:15. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:48 to 11:05
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:02 to 12:43
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:23 to 13:40
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:56
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:58 to 16:15
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:33
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:13 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashi, then TrayodashiThe twelfth and thirteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 13:00 · Trayodashi until 15:08 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:48, then Rohini until 23:29 Wed
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 22:31, then Shubha until 23:08 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:00 · Kaulava until 02:02 Wed · Taitila until 15:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:33Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:13Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:56Upper 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
  • MasaPaushaLunar month, counted to the full moonPausha when counted to the new moon
  • RituHemantaEarly winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVyayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • PradoshTuesday 28 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Shattila EkadashiTuesday 11 JanuaryBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:33 and 17:43.
  • Shattila Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 12 JanuaryFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.