Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 December 2102A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:11, sunset 17:31. Yamaganda 09:46 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 12:21 to 13:39. Rahu Kalam 14:56 to 16:14.00061218Moonset 08:29Moonrise 19:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 December 2102

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dwitiya until 21:15, then Tritiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:56 to 16:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:11
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:46 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:21 to 13:39
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:56 to 16:14
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:14

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Dwitiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:11 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwitiya, then TritiyaThe second and third lunar days of the waning MoonDwitiya until 21:15 · Tritiya until 23:51 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:41, then Pushya until 00:43 Thu
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:30 Wed, then Vaidhriti until 06:25 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 08:03 · Gara until 21:15 · Vanija until 10:32 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:11The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:31Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraDundubhiThe 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 EkadashiFriday 5 JanuaryBreak the fast on Saturday between 07:15 and 08:15.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.