Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 March 1988A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:38. Yamaganda 09:20 to 10:53. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:32 to 17:05.00061218Moonset 04:36Moonrise 15:11

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 March 1988

Tuesday is Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava), a day for fasting.

Dwadashi all day. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:14 and 08:41.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:32 to 17:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:20 to 10:53
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:11
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:32 to 17:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:36 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dwadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDwadashiThe twelfth lunar day of the waxing MoonDwadashi until 08:42 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 12:30, then Magha until 15:33 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:24, then Shula until 16:22 Wed
  • KaranaBava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 19:24 · Balava until 08:42 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:36Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:11Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraVibhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 29 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:14 and 08:41.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiTuesday 12 AprilBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:39 and 18:45.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 13 AprilFollowers 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.