Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 March 2003A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, 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 06:33Moonrise 18:33

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 March 2003

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Purnima until 16:05, then Pratipada.

Observed today Holi, Full moon, Purnima fast

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:33
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:29 to 10:59
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.18:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Purnima.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPurnima, then PratipadaThe fifteenth lunar day of the waxing Moon, then the first of the waning MoonPurnima until 16:05 · Pratipada until 12:37 Wed
  • NakshatraUttara Phalguni, then HastaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 02:27 Wed, then Hasta until 23:43 Wed
  • YogaGanda, then VriddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 01:32 Wed, then Vriddhi until 21:29 Wed
  • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 16:05 · Balava until 02:22 Wed · Kaulava until 12:37 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise18:33Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraChitrabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • HoliTuesday 18 March
  • Full moonTuesday 18 March
  • Purnima fastTuesday 18 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiFriday 28 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday between 06:16 and 08:43.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.