Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 13 March 2012A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:33, sunset 18:29. Yamaganda 09:32 to 11:01. Abhijit 12:07 to 12:55. Gulika Kalam 12:31 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 16:59.00061218Moonset 09:52Moonrise 00:05

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 13 March 2012

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi until 21:38, then Saptami.

Observed today shashthi

Times forNew Delhi · 13 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 16:59. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:33 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:33
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:32 to 11:01
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:52
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:07 to 12:55
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:31 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 16:59
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:29
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.00:05 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 06:33 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthi, then SaptamiThe sixth and seventh lunar days of the waning MoonShashthi until 21:38 · Saptami until 19:43 Wed
  • NakshatraVishakha, Anuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 07:58, then Anuradha until 06:30 Wed, then Jyeshtha until 05:28 Thu
  • YogaHarshana, then VajraOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 14:57, then Vajra until 12:06 Wed
  • KaranaGara, Vanija, then VishtiHalf of a lunar dayGara until 10:46 · Vanija until 21:38 · Vishti until 08:37 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:33The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:29Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 56 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:52Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise00:05Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraKharaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • shashthiTuesday 13 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Monday between 06:27 and 08:51.
All festivals this year

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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.