Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 December 2125A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:08, sunset 17:27. Yamaganda 09:42 to 11:00. Abhijit 11:57 to 12:38. Gulika Kalam 12:17 to 13:35. Rahu Kalam 14:52 to 16:10.00061218Moonset 12:35Moonrise 01:24

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 December 2125

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 09:55, then Navami.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti, ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:52 to 16:10. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:08
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 11:00
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:35
  5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.01:24 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:08 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 09:55 · Navami until 08:04 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:43, then Hasta until 14:35 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:22, then Saubhagya until 11:41 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 09:55 · Taitila until 20:58 · Gara until 08:04 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:08The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:35Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise01:24Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 18 December
  • ashtamiTuesday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Saphala EkadashiThursday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Friday between 13:21 and 17:28.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.