Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 23 December 2104A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:30. Yamaganda 09:45 to 11:03. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:41. Gulika Kalam 12:20 to 13:37. Rahu Kalam 14:55 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 23:10Moonrise 10:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 23 December 2104

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 19:15, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 23 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:55 to 16:12. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:10
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:45 to 11:03
  3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.10:56
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:41
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:20 to 13:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:55 to 16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:30
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.23:10

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waxing MoonShashthi until 19:15 · Saptami until 17:45 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:55, then Purva Bhadrapada until 21:02 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:09, then Siddhi until 08:51 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 07:51 · Taitila until 19:15 · Gara until 06:33 Wed · Vanija until 17:45 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:30Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset23:10Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise10:56Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraRaktakshiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 23 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Pausha Putrada EkadashiSaturday 27 DecemberBreak the fast on Monday 29 Dec after sunrise.
  • Pausha Putrada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 28 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.