Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 6 March 2018A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:41, 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 09:34Moonrise 22:46

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 6 March 2018

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Panchami until 00:57 Wed, then Shashthi.

Times forNew Delhi · 6 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:41
  2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.09:34
  3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:37 to 11:05
  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.22:46

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Panchami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:41 to the next sunrise
  • TithiPanchami, then ShashthiThe fifth and sixth lunar days of the waning MoonPanchami until 00:57 Wed · Shashthi until 02:01 Thu
  • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 21:04, then Vishakha until 22:34 Wed
  • YogaDhruva, then VyaghataOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 17:45, then Vyaghata until 17:16 Wed
  • KaranaKaulava, Taitila, then GaraHalf of a lunar dayKaulava until 12:43 · Taitila until 00:57 Wed · Gara until 13:24 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:41The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:24Day hours end, night hours begin11 h 43 min of daylight
  • Moonset09:34Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise22:46Upper 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
  • SamvatsaraHevilambiThe 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 EkadashiTuesday 13 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:33 and 08:55.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.