Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 2 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 09:39 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:33 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:28 to 16:55.00061218Moonset 04:28Moonrise 13:53

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 2 March 2004

Tuesday is Amalaki Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 04:35 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:22.

Times forNew Delhi · 2 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:28 to 16:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:39 to 11:06
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:33 to 14:01
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:53
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:28 to 16:55
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:28 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 04:35 Wed · Dwadashi until 05:35 Thu
  • NakshatraArdra, then PunarvasuThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:27, then Punarvasu until 09:30 Wed
  • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:15, then Saubhagya until 11:16 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:51 · Vishti until 04:35 Wed · Bava until 17:10 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:53Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Amalaki EkadashiTuesday 2 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:44 and 18:22.

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday 18 Mar after sunrise.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.