Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 27 December 2118A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:12, sunset 17:32. Yamaganda 09:47 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:42. Gulika Kalam 12:22 to 13:39. Rahu Kalam 14:57 to 16:14.00061218Moonrise 16:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 27 December 2118

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 06:36 Wed, then Pratipada.

Observed today Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 27 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:57 to 16:14. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:47 to 11:04
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:42
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:22 to 13:39
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:57 to 16:14
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:46
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:32

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 06:36 Wed · Pratipada until 08:28 Thu
  • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 23:07, then Ardra until 01:32 Thu
  • YogaShukla, then BrahmaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:02 Wed, then Brahma until 05:21 Thu
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:34 · Bava until 06:36 Wed · Balava until 19:34 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:32Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • MoonsetNo moonsetOn some days the Moon does not rise, or does not set, between one midnight and the next
  • Moonrise16:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Full moonTuesday 27 December
  • Purnima fastTuesday 27 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiSaturday 7 JanuaryBreak the fast on Sunday between 08:37 and 09:19.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 8 JanuaryFollowers 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.