Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 12 December 2073A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:04, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:40 to 10:57. Abhijit 11:54 to 12:36. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 05:39Moonrise 16:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 12 December 2073

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 16:04, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 12 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:50 to 16:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:04 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:04
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:40 to 10:57
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:54 to 12:36
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:33
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:08
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:39 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 07:04 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 16:04 · Chaturdashi until 17:53 Wed
  • NakshatraKrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:39 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:12, then Siddha until 13:30 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 16:04 · Gara until 05:02 Wed · Vanija until 17:53 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:04The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVijayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • No major festival or fast falls on this day in New Delhi.

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSunday 24 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 26 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 25 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.