Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 March 2006A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Yamaganda 09:27 to 10:58. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 09:55Moonrise 00:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 March 2006

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 13:35, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:27 to 10:58
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:29 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:02
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:41 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 13:35 · Saptami until 13:08 Wed
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:59, then Jyeshtha until 10:16 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 03:19 Wed, then Vyatipata until 01:32 Thu
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 13:35 · Vishti until 01:27 Wed · Bava until 13:08 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 8 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraParthivaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 21 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSaturday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Sunday between 13:41 and 18:35.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Sunday 26 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.