Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 29 March 2016A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:15, sunset 18:38. Yamaganda 09:20 to 10:53. Abhijit 12:01 to 12:51. Gulika Kalam 12:26 to 13:59. Rahu Kalam 15:32 to 17:05.00061218Moonset 09:55Moonrise 23:41

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 29 March 2016

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Shashthi all day.

Times forNew Delhi · 29 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:15
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:20 to 10:53
  3. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:55
  4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:01 to 12:51
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:26 to 13:59
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:32 to 17:05
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:38
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.23:41

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Shashthi.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:15 to the next sunrise
  • TithiShashthiThe sixth lunar day of the waning MoonShashthi until 07:22 Wed
  • NakshatraAnuradha, then JyeshthaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 09:40, then Jyeshtha until 11:49 Wed
  • YogaSiddhi, then VyatipataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 13:03, then Vyatipata until 13:12 Wed
  • KaranaGara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayGara until 18:36 · Vanija until 07:22 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:15The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:38Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 23 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:55Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise23:41Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city

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
  • SamvatsaraManmathaThe 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 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.