Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 25 March 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:20, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 09:24 to 10:55. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:27 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 06:55Moonrise 19:42

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 25 March 1997

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Pratipada until 12:09, then Dwitiya.

Times forNew Delhi · 25 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:20
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:55
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:24 to 10:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:27 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:03
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.19:42

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Pratipada.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:20 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPratipada, then DwitiyaThe first and second lunar days of the waning MoonPratipada until 12:09 · Dwitiya until 13:38 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 13:07, then Chitra until 15:08 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:37, then Vyaghata until 23:34 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:09 · Taitila until 00:57 Wed · Gara until 13:38 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:20The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 16 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise19:42Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

The calendar

Where the day sits in the year.

  • PakshaKrishnaThe waning fortnight, full moon to new moon
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonPhalguna when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraDhataThe 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 EkadashiThursday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Friday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.