Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 8 March 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:39, sunset 18:25. Yamaganda 09:36 to 11:04. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:32 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:29 to 16:57.00061218Moonset 21:33Moonrise 08:07

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 8 March 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Tritiya until 09:44, then Chaturthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 8 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:29 to 16:57. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:39
  2. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.08:07
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:36 to 11:04
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:32 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:29 to 16:57
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:25
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.21:33

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Tritiya.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:39 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTritiya, then ChaturthiThe third and fourth lunar days of the waxing MoonTritiya until 09:44 · Chaturthi until 12:07 Wed
  • NakshatraRevati, then AshwiniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:18, then Ashwini until 14:08 Wed
  • YogaBrahma, then IndraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 05:58 Wed, then Indra until 06:36 Thu
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 09:44 · Vanija until 22:57 · Vishti until 12:07 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:39The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:25Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 46 min of daylight
  • Moonset21:33Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise08:07Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraVikritaThe 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

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:53.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.