Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 December 2070A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 06:20Moonrise 16:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 December 2070

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 01:30 Wed, then Purnima.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 16 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:34
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:09
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:26
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:20 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 01:30 Wed · Purnima until 21:36 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittika, then RohiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:20, then Rohini until 09:19 Wed
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:39, then Sadhya until 08:20 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:22 · Vanija until 01:30 Wed · Vishti until 11:34 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday between 07:13 and 09:16.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.