Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 22 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:23, sunset 18:34. Yamaganda 09:25 to 10:57. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 06:12Moonrise 17:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 22 March 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturdashi until 15:13, then Purnima.

Observed today Holika Dahan

Times forNew Delhi · 22 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:23
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:25 to 10:57
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
  4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 14:00
  5. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:02
  6. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.17:41
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:34
  8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.06:12 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Chaturdashi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:23 to the next sunrise
  • TithiChaturdashi, then PurnimaThe fourteenth and fifteenth lunar days of the waxing MoonChaturdashi until 15:13 · Purnima until 17:31 Wed
  • NakshatraPurva Phalguni, then Uttara PhalguniThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 16:19, then Uttara Phalguni until 19:07 Wed
  • YogaShula, then GandaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 07:24, then Ganda until 08:04 Wed
  • KaranaVanija, Vishti, then BavaHalf of a lunar dayVanija until 15:13 · Vishti until 04:20 Wed · Bava until 17:31 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:23The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:34Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 11 min of daylight
  • Moonset06:12Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
  • Moonrise17:41Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

Observances

The fasts ahead.

  • Holika DahanTuesday 22 March

Next Ekadashi

  • Papmochani EkadashiSunday 3 AprilBreak the fast on Monday between 13:40 and 18:40.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Monday 4 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Tuesday after sunrise.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.