Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 17 March 2020A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:28, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 09:29 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 12:18Moonrise 02:40

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 17 March 2020

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Navami until 03:24 Wed, then Dashami.

Times forNew Delhi · 17 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:01. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise.

  1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:28
  2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:29 to 10:59
  3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
  4. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.12:18
  5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
  6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:01
  7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:31
  8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.02:40 Wed

Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Navami.

The five limbs

What the day is made of.

  • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:28 to the next sunrise
  • TithiNavami, then DashamiThe ninth and tenth lunar days of the waning MoonNavami until 03:24 Wed · Dashami until 04:27 Thu
  • NakshatraMula, then Purva AshadhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 11:46, then Purva Ashadha until 13:01 Wed
  • YogaVyatipata, then VariyanOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 12:23, then Variyan until 11:47 Wed
  • KaranaTaitila, Gara, then VanijaHalf of a lunar dayTaitila until 15:07 · Gara until 03:24 Wed · Vanija until 15:51 Wed

Sun and Moon

When the lights rise and set.

  • Sunrise06:28The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
  • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 3 min of daylight
  • Moonset12:18Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
  • Moonrise02:40Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday

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
  • SamvatsaraVikariThe 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 EkadashiThursday 19 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 13:42 and 18:32.
  • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Friday 20 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Saturday between 06:24 and 07:56.
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These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.