Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 9 March 2004A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:38, sunset 18:26. Yamaganda 09:35 to 11:03. Abhijit 12:08 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:58.00061218Moonset 08:06Moonrise 20:59

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 9 March 2004

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 23:55, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 9 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:29 to 16:58. Avoid new starts then.

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

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:38
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:06
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:35 to 11:03
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:08 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:58
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:26
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.20:59

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:38 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waning MoonTritiya until 23:55 · Chaturthi until 21:53 Wed
  • NakshatraHasta, then ChitraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:46, then Chitra until 08:32 Wed
  • YogaVriddhi, then DhruvaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:02, then Dhruva until 20:14 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 12:53 · Vishti until 23:55 · Bava until 10:55 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 49 min of daylight
  • Moonset08:06Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise20:59Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSvabhanuThe 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 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.