Day dial for New Delhi, Tuesday 21 March 2028A 24-hour dial with noon at the top. Sunrise 06:24, sunset 18:33. Yamaganda 09:26 to 10:57. Abhijit 12:04 to 12:53. Gulika Kalam 12:28 to 14:00. Rahu Kalam 15:31 to 17:02.00061218Moonset 14:28Moonrise 04:06

Panchanga · New Delhi · Tuesday 21 March 2028

Tuesday is Papmochani Ekadashi, a day for fasting.

Ekadashi until 00:14 Wed, then Dwadashi. Break the fast on Wednesday between 06:55 and 08:48.

Times forNew Delhi · 21 March

Rahu Kalam runs 15:31 to 17:02. Avoid new starts then.

The day runs from sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise.

    Times are local to the place you choose.

    1. SunriseThe panchanga day begins.06:24
    2. YamagandaHold travel and new ventures.09:26 to 10:57
    3. AbhijitThe midday window for beginnings.12:04 to 12:53
    4. Gulika KalamWhat starts now tends to repeat.12:28 to 14:00
    5. MoonsetThe dot on the bezel where the Moon sets.14:28
    6. Rahu KalamAvoid new starts.15:31 to 17:02
    7. SunsetNight hours follow.18:33
    8. MoonriseThe dot on the bezel where the Moon rises.04:06 Wed

    Subdial: the Moon, waning, Krishna Ekadashi.

    The five limbs

    What the day is made of.

    • VaraMangalavaraTuesday, the day of Mars (Ma)From sunrise at 06:24 to the next sunrise
    • TithiEkadashi, then DwadashiThe eleventh and twelfth lunar days of the waning MoonEkadashi until 00:14 Wed · Dwadashi until 02:57 Thu
    • NakshatraShravanaThe lunar mansion the Moon is passing throughUntil 08:13 Wed
    • YogaShiva, then SiddhaOne of 27 Sun and Moon combinationsUntil 23:55, then Siddha until 00:59 Thu
    • KaranaBava, Balava, then KaulavaHalf of a lunar dayBava until 10:54 · Balava until 00:14 Wed · Kaulava until 13:36 Wed

    Sun and Moon

    When the lights rise and set.

    • Sunrise06:24The Sun's upper edge meets the horizonThe panchanga day begins
    • Sunset18:33Day hours end, night hours begin12 h 10 min of daylight
    • Moonset14:28Upper edge of the Moon on the horizon, seen from the city
    • Moonrise04:06Upper 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
    • SamvatsaraPlavangaThe name of the year in the 60-year cycle

    Observances

    The fasts ahead.

    • Papmochani EkadashiTuesday 21 MarchBreak the fast on Wednesday between 06:55 and 08:48.

    Next Ekadashi

    • Kamada EkadashiWednesday 5 AprilBreak the fast on Thursday between 13:40 and 18:42.
    • Kamada Ekadashi (Vaishnava)Thursday 6 AprilFollowers of the Vaishnava tradition (ISKCON and others) keep this Ekadashi one day later.Break the fast on Friday after sunrise.
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    These timings follow tradition. They are not predictions.