Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 December 2081A 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 07:17Moonrise 17:26

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 December 2081

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 10:02, then Pratipada.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, Full moon

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

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 10:02 · Pratipada until 09:01 Wed
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 22:07, then Ardra until 21:33 Wed
  • YogaShubha, then ShuklaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 21:29, then Shukla until 19:18 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:02 · Balava until 21:35 · Kaulava until 09:01 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
  • Moonset07:17Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise17:26Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 16 December
  • Full moonTuesday 16 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiFriday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:13 and 09:16.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.