Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 December 2142A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:07, 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 18:33Moonrise 07:44

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 December 2142

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 13:37, then Dwitiya.

Observed today Dhanu sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 18 December

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

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:07
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.07:44
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:42 to 11:00
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:57 to 12:38
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:17 to 13:35
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:52 to 16:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:27
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.18:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:07 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waxing MoonPratipada until 13:37 · Dwitiya until 15:24 Wed
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 15:28, then Purva Ashadha until 17:45 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:37, then Vriddhi until 14:51 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 13:37 · Balava until 02:27 Wed · Kaulava until 15:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:07The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:27Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 20 min of daylight
  • Moonset18:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise07:44Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraShubhakritThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Dhanu sankrantiTuesday 18 December

Next Ekadashi

  • Mokshada EkadashiFriday 28 DecemberBreak the fast on Saturday between 13:25 and 17:33.
  • Mokshada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Saturday 29 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Sunday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.