Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 3 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:45, sunset 18:22. Yamaganda 09:39 to 11:06. Abhijit 12:10 to 12:57. Gulika Kalam 12:33 to 14:01. Rahu Kalam 15:28 to 16:55.00061218Moonset 05:38Moonrise 16:27

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 3 March 2015

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Trayodashi until 18:26, then Chaturdashi.

Times forNew Delhi · 3 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:28 to 16:55. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:45
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:39 to 11:06
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:10 to 12:57
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:33 to 14:01
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:28 to 16:55
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.16:27
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:22
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.05:38 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Trayodashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:45 to the next sunrise
  • TithiTrayodashi, then ChaturdashiThe thirteenth and fourteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonTrayodashi until 18:26 · Chaturdashi until 20:58 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 05:27 Wed, then Magha until 08:29 Thu
  • YogaAtigandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:18 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 18:26 · Gara until 07:41 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:45The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:22Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 37 min of daylight
  • Moonset05:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise16:27Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraJayaThe 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

  • Papmochani EkadashiMonday 16 MarchBreak the fast on Tuesday between 13:42 and 18:30.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Tuesday 17 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Wednesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.