Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 24 March 2009A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:21, sunset 18:35. Yamaganda 09:24 to 10:56. Abhijit 12:03 to 12:52. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:03.00061218Moonset 16:30Moonrise 05:16

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 24 March 2009

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 21:57, then Chaturdashi.

Observed today Monthly Shivaratri, Pradosh

Times forNew Delhi · 24 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:03. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:21
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:24 to 10:56
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:03 to 12:52
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 13:59
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:03
  6. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.16:30
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:35
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.05:16 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:21 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waning MoonTrayodashi until 21:57 · Chaturdashi until 22:05 Wed
  • NakshatraShatabhisha, then Purva BhadrapadaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:07 Wed, then Purva Bhadrapada until 05:41 Thu
  • YogaSadhya, then ShubhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:40, then Shubha until 15:47 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:37 · Vanija until 21:57 · Vishti until 10:06 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:21The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:35Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 14 min of daylight
  • Moonset16:30Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise05:16Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraSarvadharinThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Monthly ShivaratriTuesday 24 March
  • PradoshTuesday 24 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Kamada EkadashiSunday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 06:57 and 08:36.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.