Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 December 2085A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:28. Yamaganda 09:43 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:18 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:53 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 19:02Moonrise 08:13

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 December 2085

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 00:14 Wed, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:53 to 16:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:13
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:43 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:18 to 13:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:53 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:28
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.19:02

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waxing MoonDwitiya until 00:14 Wed · Tritiya until 21:52 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 00:32 Wed, then Uttara Ashadha until 22:51 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:36, then Dhruva until 17:29 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 13:20 · Kaulava until 00:14 Wed · Taitila until 11:04 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:28Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset19:02Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:13Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVishvavasuThe 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

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiWednesday 26 DecemberBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:25 and 17:32.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 27 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.