Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 March 1992A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:29, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 05:45Moonrise 17:10

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 March 1992

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 02:51 Wed, then Purnima.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:29
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:29 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:01
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:10
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:45 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:29 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 02:51 Wed · Purnima until 23:48 Wed
  • NakshatraMagha, then Purva PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:10, then Purva Phalguni until 10:46 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:21, then Shula until 09:35 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 16:26 · Vanija until 02:51 Wed · Vishti until 13:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:29The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 2 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:45Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise17:10Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraPrajapatiThe 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

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 29 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 13:41 and 18:38.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 30 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday between 06:13 and 07:01.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.