Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 1 April 1997A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:12, sunset 18:39. Yamaganda 09:18 to 10:52. Abhijit 12:00 to 12:50. Gulika Kalam 12:25 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:32 to 17:06.00061218Moonset 12:16Moonrise 02:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 1 April 1997

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 12:19, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 1 April

Rahu Kalam runs 15:32 to 17:06. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:12
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:18 to 10:52
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:00 to 12:50
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:16
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:25 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:32 to 17:06
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:39
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:05 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:12 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 12:19 · Navami until 10:18 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Ashadha, then Uttara AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:18, then Uttara Ashadha until 15:55 Wed
  • YogaParigha, then ShivaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 15:12, then Shiva until 12:24 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:19 · Taitila until 23:22 · Gara until 10:18 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:12The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:39Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 28 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:16Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:05Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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.

  • ashtamiTuesday 1 April

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.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.