Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 18 March 2025A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:27, sunset 18:31. Yamaganda 09:28 to 10:59. Abhijit 12:05 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:29 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:01.00061218Moonset 08:20Moonrise 22:14

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 18 March 2025

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Chaturthi until 22:10, then Panchami.

Observed today chaturthi

Times forNew Delhi · 18 March

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

The day runs from sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:27
    2. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.08:20
    3. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:28 to 10:59
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:05 to 12:54
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:29 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.22:14

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Chaturthi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:27 to the next sunrise
    • TithiChaturthi, then PanchamiThe fourth and fifth lunar days of the waning MoonChaturthi until 22:10 · Panchami until 00:38 Thu
    • NakshatraSwati, then VishakhaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 17:52, then Vishakha until 20:50 Wed
    • YogaVyaghata, then HarshanaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 16:44, then Harshana until 17:38 Wed
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:52 · Balava until 22:10 · Kaulava until 11:25 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:27The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:31Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 4 min of daylight
    • Moonset08:20Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise22:14Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraKrodhiThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • chaturthiTuesday 18 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 25 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 13:41 and 18:35.
    • Papmochani Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Wednesday 26 MarchFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Thursday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.