Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 March 1999A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 09:35 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:57.00061218Moonset 10:57Moonrise 00:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 March 1999

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Saptami until 01:02 Wed, then Ashtami.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:29 to 16:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 11:04
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.10:57
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:40 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Saptami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiSaptami, then AshtamiThe seventh and eighth lunar days of the waning MoonSaptami until 01:02 Wed · Ashtami until 03:13 Thu
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:29, then Jyeshtha until 23:11 Wed
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:39, then Vajra until 12:24 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 11:50 · Bava until 01:02 Wed · Balava until 14:10 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:38The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:26Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 47 min of daylight
  • Moonset10:57Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:40Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraBahudhanyaThe 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 EkadashiSaturday 13 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:43 and 18:28.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 14 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Monday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.