Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 16 March 2027A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:30, sunset 18:30. Yamaganda 09:30 to 11:00. Abhijit 12:06 to 12:54. Gulika Kalam 12:30 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:30 to 17:00.00061218Moonset 02:38Moonrise 11:56

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 16 March 2027

Tuesday in New Delhi.

Ashtami until 08:55, then Navami.

Observed today ashtami

Times forNew Delhi · 16 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:30 to 17:00. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:30
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:30 to 11:00
    3. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.11:56
    4. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:06 to 12:54
    5. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:30 to 14:00
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:30 to 17:00
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:30
    8. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.02:38 Wed

    Subdial: the Moon, waxing, Shukla Ashtami.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:30 to the next sunrise
    • TithiAshtami, then NavamiThe eighth and ninth lunar days of the waxing MoonAshtami until 08:55 · Navami until 06:44 Wed
    • NakshatraMrigashira, then ArdraThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:13, then Ardra until 06:46 Wed
    • YogaAyushman, then SaubhagyaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 11:51, then Saubhagya until 08:53 Wed
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 08:55 · Balava until 19:51 · Kaulava until 06:44 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:30The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:30Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 0 min of daylight
    • Moonset02:38Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the cityWednesday
    • Moonrise11:56Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraParabhavaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • ashtamiTuesday 16 March

    Next Ekadashi

    • Amalaki EkadashiThursday 18 MarchBreak the fast on Friday between 07:14 and 08:51.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.