Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 31 March 2015A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:13, sunset 18:38. Yamaganda 09:19 to 10:53. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:32 to 17:05.00061218Moonset 04:14Moonrise 15:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 31 March 2015

Tuesday is Kamada Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 07:34, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:12 and 08:41.

Times forNew Delhi · 31 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:32 to 17:05. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:13
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:19 to 10:53
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:59
  5. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.15:14
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:32 to 17:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.04:14 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ekadashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:13 to the next sunrise
  • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waxing MoonEkadashi until 07:34 · Dwadashi until 10:09 Wed
  • NakshatraAshlesha, then MaghaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:40, then Magha until 14:46 Wed
  • YogaDhriti, then ShulaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:39, then Shula until 13:39 Wed
  • KaranaVishti, Bava, then BalavaHalf of a lunar dayVishti until 07:34 · Bava until 20:50 · Balava until 10:09 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:13The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 25 min of daylight
  • Moonset04:14Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise15:14Upper 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
  • MasaChaitraLunar month, counted to the full moonChaitra when counted to the new moon
  • RituVasantaSpring, one of the six seasons
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Kamada EkadashiTuesday 31 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:12 and 08:41.

Next Ekadashi

  • Varuthini EkadashiWednesday 15 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 05:56 and 08:29.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.