Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 December 2087A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:02, sunset 17:25. Yamaganda 09:38 to 10:56. Abhijit 11:53 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:07.00061218Moonrise 17:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 December 2087

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 07:47, then Purnima.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 9 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:07. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:02
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:38 to 10:56
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:53 to 12:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:07
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:25

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:02 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then Purnima, then PratipadaThe fourteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the fifteenth and first of the waning MoonChaturdashi until 07:47 · Purnima until 04:03 Wed · Pratipada until 00:24 Thu
  • NakshatraKrittika, Rohini, then MrigashiraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:35, then Rohini until 04:37 Wed, then Mrigashira until 01:43 Thu
  • YogaSiddha, then SadhyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 19:15, then Sadhya until 14:58 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 07:47 · Vishti until 17:55 · Bava until 04:03 Wed · Balava until 14:12 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:02The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:25Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 22 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise17:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonTuesday 9 December
  • Purnima fastTuesday 9 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Sunday between 07:10 and 09:13.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.