Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 15 March 2011A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:32, sunset 18:29. Yamaganda 09:31 to 11:01. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 03:39Moonrise 13:47

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 15 March 2011

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Dashami until 15:35, then Ekadashi.

Observed today Meena sankranti

Times forNew Delhi · 15 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:32
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:31 to 11:01
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:54
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.13:47
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:00
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.03:39 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Dashami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:32 to the next sunrise
  • TithiDashami, then EkadashiThe tenth and eleventh lunar days of the waxing MoonDashami until 15:35 · Ekadashi until 13:30 Wed
  • NakshatraPunarvasu, then PushyaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 20:32, then Pushya until 18:59 Wed
  • YogaShobhana, then AtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 00:47 Wed, then Atiganda until 21:41 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 15:35 · Vanija until 02:38 Wed · Vishti until 13:30 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:32The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 58 min of daylight
  • Moonset03:39Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise13:47Upper 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.

  • Meena sankrantiTuesday 15 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Amalaki EkadashiWednesday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Thursday between 06:30 and 08:53.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.