Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 December 2082A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:06, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:41 to 10:59. Abhijit 11:56 to 12:37. Gulika Kalam 12:16 to 13:34. Rahu Kalam 14:51 to 16:09.00061218Moonset 13:36Moonrise 03:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 December 2082

Tuesday is Saphala Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Dashami until 12:15, then Ekadashi. Break the fast on Thursday 17 Dec after sunrise.

Times forNew Delhi · 15 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:51 to 16:09. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:06
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:41 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:56 to 12:37
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:16 to 13:34
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.13:36
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:51 to 16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.03:16 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:06 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waning MoonDashami until 12:15 · Ekadashi until 09:24 Wed
  • NakshatraChitra, then SwatiThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 01:22 Wed, then Swati until 23:04 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 02:32 Wed, then Atiganda until 22:49 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 12:15 · Bava until 22:52 · Balava until 09:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:06The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset13:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise03:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 15 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday 17 Dec after sunrise.

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 30 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 08:21 and 09:17.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.