Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 14 December 2106A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:05, sunset 17:26. Yamaganda 09:40 to 10:58. Abhijit 11:55 to 12:36. Gulika Kalam 12:15 to 13:33. Rahu Kalam 14:50 to 16:08.00061218Moonset 09:53Moonrise 21:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 14 December 2106

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 14:47, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 14 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:50 to 16:08. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:05
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:40 to 10:58
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:53
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:55 to 12:36
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:15 to 13:33
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:50 to 16:08
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.21:24

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:05 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 14:47 · Panchami until 11:55 Wed
  • NakshatraPushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 18:08, then Ashlesha until 16:04 Wed
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:05, then Vaidhriti until 19:41 Wed
  • KaranaBalava, Kaulava, then TaitilaHalf of a lunar dayBalava until 14:47 · Kaulava until 01:17 Wed · Taitila until 11:55 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:05The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:26Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 21 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:53Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise21:24Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraAkshayaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • chaturthiTuesday 14 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiTuesday 21 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 07:10 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.