Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 December 2144A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 07:01, sunset 17:24. Yamaganda 09:37 to 10:55. Abhijit 11:52 to 12:34. Gulika Kalam 12:13 to 13:31. Rahu Kalam 14:49 to 16:06.00061218Moonset 05:51Moonrise 16:09

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 December 2144

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 10:08, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 December

Rahu Kalam runs 14:49 to 16:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.07:01
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 10:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.11:52 to 12:34
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:13 to 13:31
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.14:49 to 16:06
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:09
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.17:24
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:51 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 07:01 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 10:08 · Chaturdashi until 12:27 Wed
  • NakshatraBharani, then KrittikaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 10:19, then Krittika until 13:05 Wed
  • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:46 Wed, then Siddha until 04:16 Thu
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 10:08 · Gara until 23:20 · Vanija until 12:27 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise07:01The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset17:24Day hours end, night hours begin10 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:51Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:09Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe 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 EkadashiSunday 20 DecemberBreak the fast on Tuesday 22 Dec after sunrise.
  • Saphala Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 21 DecemberFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.