Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 22 December 2116A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:10, sunset 17:29. Yamaganda 09:45 to 11:02. Abhijit 11:59 to 12:40. Gulika Kalam 12:19 to 13:37. Rahu Kalam 14:54 to 16:12.00061218Moonset 09:29Moonrise 20:02

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 22 December 2116

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 20:56, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 22 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:54 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. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:29
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:45 to 11:02
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:59 to 12:40
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:19 to 13:37
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:54 to 16:12
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:02

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:10 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 20:56 · Chaturthi until 18:21 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, Pushya, then AshleshaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:27, then Pushya until 05:35 Wed, then Ashlesha until 03:44 Thu
  • YogaIndra, then VaidhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 20:34, then Vaidhriti until 17:14 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 10:13 · Vishti until 20:56 · Bava until 07:38 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:10The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:29Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 19 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:29Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:02Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 29 DecemberBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:26 and 17:33.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 30 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.