Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 26 March 1991A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:19, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 09:23 to 10:55. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 04:11Moonrise 14:48

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 26 March 1991

Tuesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 17:06, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:45.

Times forNew Delhi · 26 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:19
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:23 to 10:55
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.14:48
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:11 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:19 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 17:06 · Dwadashi until 15:36 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 04:16 Wed, then Magha until 03:34 Thu
  • YogaSukarma, then DhritiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:10, then Dhriti until 11:47 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 17:06 · Bava until 04:20 Wed · Balava until 15:36 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:19The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:11Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise14:48Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 26 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:18 and 08:45.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 10 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:39 and 18:44.
  • Varuthini Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 11 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.