Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 5 March 2013A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:42, sunset 18:24. Yamaganda 09:37 to 11:05. Abhijit 12:09 to 12:56. Gulika Kalam 12:33 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:28 to 16:56.00061218Moonset 11:56Moonrise 02:04

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 5 March 2013

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 14:22, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 5 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:28 to 16:56. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:42
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 11:05
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.11:56
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:09 to 12:56
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:33 to 14:01
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:28 to 16:56
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:24
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:04 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ashtami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:42 to the next sunrise
  • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waning MoonAshtami until 14:22 · Navami until 12:16 Wed
  • NakshatraJyeshtha, then MulaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 19:38, then Mula until 18:13 Wed
  • YogaVajra, then SiddhiOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:51, then Siddhi until 14:58 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 14:22 · Taitila until 01:19 Wed · Gara until 12:16 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:42The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 41 min of daylight
  • Moonset11:56Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:04Upper 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
  • MasaPhalgunaLunar month, counted to the full moonMagha when counted to the new moon
  • RituShishiraLate winter, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraNandanaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • ashtamiTuesday 5 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Vijaya EkadashiThursday 7 MarchBreak the fast on Saturday 9 Mar after sunrise.
  • Vijaya Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 8 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.